Morten Bo Johansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have three different ISPs and I manage the pppd settings
> for each by placing an ISP.options file in /etc/ppp/peers
> and call this file from the pppd script itself. I can't
> seem to find out how to use an options such as "auth" - as
> soon as I include it, I'm presented with the following
> showstopper warning:
>
> The remote system is required to authenticate itself
> but I /usr/sbin/pppd: couldn't find any secret (password) which
> would let it use an IP address.
Well, using the `auth' option means that you want the peer (your ISP)
to authenticate itself to you. In that case pppd checks to see if
there is any way that the peer could authenticate itself, before it
goes and wastes your money by dialling the peer.
> Same thing happens if I use "noauth" or "require-pap" etc.
It's very strange if you really do still get the message when you use
the `noauth' option, since it explicitly says that the peer doesn't
have to authenticate itself and can use any IP address it likes. (I
try to discourage its use since it can open up vulnerabilities if it
isn't used carefully.)
The `require-pap' option is like the `auth' option except that it
specifies that the peer has to use PAP to authenticate itself.
Paul.
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