--- Sidney Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sidney Brooks wrote: > > > > > >> 1. I can get two dialers, kppp and > > ppp[config/pon/poff], to dial, > > > >> but they do not authenticate. The kppp log > > says: > > > >> > > > >> The system is required to authenticate itself > > but I cannot find > > > >> any suitable secret (password) for it to use > to > > do so. (None of > > > >> the available passwords would let it use an > IP > > address). > > > > "apt-get install minicom", and then use it to > verify > > that your > > username/password is working on the server. This > > won't allow you to > > start a ppp session, but it should allow you to > > verify that your > > username/password is working. If it doesn't, then > > triple-check that > > you're using the right username/password. > > > > You might also have to reconfigure pppconfig for > > CHAP instead of PAP, etc. > > > > -- > > There is no doubt that I am using the correct > username > and password. I can read them in > /etc/ppp/pap-secrets. > > My ISP specifies PAP not CHAP. > > I have used pppconfig/pon/poff in earlier versions > of > Debian without trouble. > I am using kppp sucessfully now in RedHat. > > The question is why neither will authenticate even > though both dial properly and I can hear a response > from my ISP. Debian must have some quirk that I am > unaware of. > > Let me end by expressing my appreciation for your > interest and help. > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product > search > http://shopping.yahoo.com >
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