Jim,
The PAP secrets (the one I suspect of causing your problem), needs to look
like:
# Secrets for authentication using PAP
# client server secret IP addresses
jchung * "" 63.224.101.77
Note that you need a user, server, secret AND IP address. In the above
example, I basically short circuited the PAP process by using a null secret
and allowing any server. If you aren't worried about security, this is what
will duplicate the behavior of the older versions of pppd that didn't check
PAP by default.
As for noauth, I think it needs to be in /etc/ppp/options or options.ttyS*
to be useful. However if you use noauth, pppd must be run by root, and I
think it dies even if run SUID since pppd sees this as a security hole
(which it is).
Try creating a PAP secrets file that lists users as above, and see if it
doens't fix your problem. I know that this fixed the exact same error for
me. Also feel free to contact me directly and I'll share all my ppp setup
files with you.
Brad 'GreyBear' Davis - CTO, PeoplePublish, Inc.
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----- Original Message -----
From: hoynacki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2000 9:32 AM
Subject: Re: pppd dies
> I've checked the files between my laptop/pcmcia modem and my desktop/3COM
External Modem. Everything is the same. Also checked the files recommended
in
> the responses below.
> - wvdial contains "noauth"
> - pap contains the appropriate client,server,secret
> - chap contains the appropriate client,server,secret
>
> I even did a complete reinstall of the RH6.1. I still get the same
message in the PPP log:
>
> "The remote system is required to authenticate itself but I couldn't
find any secret (password) which would
> let it use an IP address".
>
> The peculiar thing is that it does make the connection - so I know the
serial port is configured (also works in my Win98 configuration).
>
> Still confused.
>
> Regards,
> Jim Hoynacki
>
>
>
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> >
> > Subject: Re: pppd dies
> > Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 15:24:47 -0500
> > From: Hal Burgiss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > On Mon, Feb 14, 2000 at 03:17:25PM -0500, hoynacki wrote:
> > > I'm having difficulty getting PPP to work correctly on a desktop
> > > computer (P200 w/RH6.1). I've successfully installed RH6.1 on an
> > > IBM ThinkPad 770 with a PCMCIA modem.
> > >
> > > On the desktop computer, PPP dials the number (local ISP) and then
> > > disconnects as soon as it makes a connection. The LOG states:
> > > CONNECT 48000/ARQ/V90/LAPM/V42BIS.
> > >
> > > Then I get a message that "The remote system is required to
> > > authenticate itself but I couldn't find any suitable secret
> > > (password) for it to use to do so." This is followed by the PPPD
> > > terminating.
> > >
> > > Any advice, Jim Hoynacki
> >
> > Try 'noauth' pppd option. Dunno why, but the defaults seem to have
> > changed somewhere along the way.
> >
> > --
> > Hal B
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > --
> >
>
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> >
> > Subject: Re: pppd dies
> > Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 13:28:31 -0700
> > From: "Brad 'GreyBear' Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> > Your problem is that you don't have anything in your PAP/CHAP secrets
file.
> > Take a look at the PPP-HOWTO for specifics on how to set up PAP/CHAP
> > security, and also how to fake it out.
> >
> > Brad 'GreyBear' Davis - CTO, PeoplePublish, Inc.
>
>
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