Re: PPP & CHAP: Clarification

[Christian <news@nerdbynature.de>]

Paul Romero schrieb:
> Hi Folks:
> 
> I would like to clarify how use PPPD with ISPs that require
> CHAP authentication because most of the documentation on
> the subject is misleading. (i.e. This applies to dialup connections.)
> 
> The most important thing to remember is you  need to edit
> both the CHAP secrets file--/etc/ppp/chap-secrets--and
> the peer file--/etc/ppp/peers/peer_file_name, not just the
> CHAP secrets file.

i just symlinked chap-secrets to pap-secrets, CHAP still works.

thanks for the clarification, but what's missing from "man pppd"?


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