pap-secrets is just plain far too big. Both the *secrets files should contain the same single line:
username * password and nothing else. Steve On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 10:53:52 +1200 Alan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Firstly apologies I wasnt aware that attachments were not allowed, it > just seemed an easyway of showing what I was getting, I will refrain in > future. > > Results of ls -l /etc/ppp/*secrets > -rw------------ 1 root dip 94 2006-08-29 01:51 /etc/ppp/chap-secrets > -rw------------ 1 root dip 1750 2006-08-29 01:51 /etc/ppp/pap-secrets > > restored setting to +pap > > now back to original results with time out error 16 > > in regards to > pap-max-authreq, pap-restart, & pap-timeout.... I assume that if these > are not set then > it will go to the default settings for them........ they are not set at > present. > > with my VERY limited knowledge of this I cannot see any other settings > within the options that could be set to change what is happening. > > Regarding Minicom... > I downloaded the foloowing files > minicom_2.1.4,woody.1.diff.gz > minicom_2.1.4,woody.1.dsc > minicom_2.1.4,woody.1.-i386.deb > I guess I need to put these in a directory and then run dpkg -i * as I > did for wvdial......... > am I correct please?? > > Regards Alan >
