On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 16:33, Alan wrote:
> tried that Nick and same result unfortunately.
> it said
> using interface ppp0
>
> got several lines of
> pppd: @[01][06][08]8u[05][08]
>
> before timing out with Code 16
> then it retried a few more times before I closed it off
>
> Alan
Here is the meaning of the error code from the Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
("L2TP"), a mechanism for tunneling Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP).
16 PPP authentication failure: Authentication failed (bad name,
password, or secret).
Valid Direction values are:
1: Authentication of peer identity by local system.
2: Authentication of local identity by peer system.
So this means we can narrow the error down.
Do you have line 'noauth' in your /etc/ppp/options file?
Do you use the authentication method specified by your ISP?
Is the logon and password you send to authenticate exactly correct such as
using the correct case for letters?
Check your /etc/ppp/chap-secrets & /etc/ppp/pap-secrets for bad garbage left
over from previous attempts to connect and delete the garbage.
Cheers Ross Drummond
