John Hasler wrote,
>> my ISP already requires login/password before kicking off ppp session;
>> why would it need authentication again with the same information? (but
>> it does as it turns out :-))
>
>Have you tried PAP without login/password?
>
>Has any one else seen such a setup? Unless it is extremely uncommon I'll
>have to figure out a way for pppconfig to deal with it.
An interesting question, so I tried different chat sequences for pppd to
invoke, and I discovered that with or without login/password, or even with
invalid login/password pair, my ISP always merrily finished the chat script
and kick off ppp session (and request PAP from my host). On the other hand,
if I use minicom to dial manually, then my ISP prompted me for login/password
once I got connected, and this time I must provide valid login/password
pair in order to proceed, at which time the ISP would automaticaaly kick off
a ppp session. Isn't that strange? As if my ISP's terminal server knows
when the login procedure is needed or optional, once the connection is made?
--- Simon
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