Derek Tattersall wrote:
>
> I am trying to configure a ppp link to my isp from my computer. I am
> running RedHat 6.2.
>
> My isp uses pap.
>
> When I tried to activate the ppp link I got the following message on
> stderr:
>
> Failed to activate /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-ppp0
>
> I also found the following lines in /var/log/messages:
>
> ifup-ppp: pppd started for ppp1 on /dev/ttyS1 at 115200
> pppd[9261]: The remote system (ppp0) is required to authenticate itself
> but I
> pppd[9261]: couldn't find any suitable secret (password) for it to use
> to do so.
>
I don't think YOU are doing anything wrong. Somehow your options state
that your ISP has to authenticate itself against you. This is highly
unusual...look in /etc/options and if you see anything like
"require-pap" comment it out with a # (hash).
DAVID
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