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On Fri, Jul 11, 2003 at 08:33:46PM +0100, Naomi Ridge wrote: > Hi list, >=20 > I have used wvdial to access my work dial-up for > several years with no problems. I am now trying to > connect via an alternative dial-up account (new job), > using exactly same wvdial parameters, apart from the > phone number, username and password. When I connect to > the new account, wvdial appears to send my username > and password several times before starting pppd as a > last resort, then the modem immediately hangs up. It > seems like the authentication isn't proceeding > correctly. I have tried two different account > username-password combinations so I'm pretty sure it > isn't down to user error... I think this is described in the wvdial documentation. Wvdial doesn't use a fixed script to connect to your ISP it uses heuristics (guesses). What it tries to do is: 1) Dial the number. 2) Look for login: prompt, then send username. 3) Look for password: prompt, then send password. 4) Figure out how to start up ppp, (usually by sending "ppp" or some such thing). In your case it seems like it can't figure out either how to send the password or how to start ppp. I don't know which it is. If it can't figure out how to start ppp, it will just fire up pppd and hope that the other side will start ppp automatically (I believe this is what they say in the docs). I believe there are other less-intelligent wvdial-type programs out there, you might want to try one of those, and write your own dial-up script. You might even want to try a program that makes you do the stuff manually, as in manually type in the username and password, start ppp, then press some key or click some button to start pppd. There was such a thing in windows (at least way back when I was still using windows). I Hope that helps, Bijan --x+6KMIRAuhnl3hBn Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/DxSxUof+95vTyAwRAuV+AJ0fFFY021hZj2N9KCzhx16K408CAACgq/9C 8xfKUO/qNcJl46esvh6ZHKE= =xfPB -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --x+6KMIRAuhnl3hBn-- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
