Hi David,
Authentication is negotiated during LCP negotiation. Either side can request
(or insist on) PAP or CHAP authentication. Or neither side can ask for
authentication.
The Palm won't ask the PPP server for a username/password, but the PPP server
can (optionally) ask the Palm for a username and password. In one case the
PPP server does, the second time it doesn't. This makes me think that the
Palm is authentication to 2 different PPP servers.
Regards,
Peter Easton
Palm Developer Support
David Tribble wrote:
> I'm glad to know that the login script gets processed BEFORE the PPP
> negotiation.
>
> I've got a new question. What would cause the Palm to skip PPP's optional
> Authentication negotiation/setup?
>
> PPP does a Link Control Protocol (LCP) negotiation/setup, an OPTIONAL
> Authentication (CHAP for Palm/RAS) negotiation/setup, and the PPP framing
> (Internet Protocol Control Protocol or IPCP for Palm/RAS)
> negotiation/setup, in that order
>
> Something the WaveLAN is doing is causing the Palm to skip the
> Authentication setup, and I'm hoping someone might know why. I say the
> Palm is skipping the step because the RAS server is left waiting to
> authenticate the user.
>
> Thanks,
>
> trib
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