edit /etc/ppp/options
add the line
noauth
that'll fix it
Liz wrote:
> hi
> everytime i try to get online i get "the pppd daemon died unexpectedly" with
> the blow log file
>
> Feb 21 22:22:18 localhost pppd[943]: By default the remote system is
> required to authenticate itself
> Feb 21 22:22:18 localhost pppd[943]: (because this system has a default
> route to the internet)
> Feb 21 22:22:18 localhost pppd[943]: but I couldn't find any suitable secret
> (password) for it to use to do so.
> Feb 21 22:22:18 localhost pppd[943]: (None of the available passwords would
> let it use an IP address.)
>
> if i then try to dial up as root i get the same problem with a different
> debug log
>
> Feb 22 14:19:22 localhost pppd[3854]: pppd 2.3.11 started by root, uid 0
> Feb 22 14:19:22 localhost pppd[3854]: Using interface ppp0
> Feb 22 14:19:22 localhost pppd[3854]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS0
> Feb 22 14:19:25 localhost pppd[3854]: Peer is not authorized to use remote
> address 212.161.112.68
> Feb 22 14:19:26 localhost pppd[3854]: Connection terminated.
> Feb 22 14:19:26 localhost pppd[3854]: Connect time 0.1 minutes.
> Feb 22 14:19:26 localhost pppd[3854]: Sent 311 bytes, received 295 bytes.
> Feb 22 14:19:26 localhost pppd[3854]: Exit.
>
> in both cases it dials up and handshakes ok but fails at the last bit,
>
> i dont know if this is important or not but i have been trying to get a lan
> setup between this and my own pc
> using the network configuration tool in drakconf....
> thankz
> David
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