Bug#644083: kppp: can not connect to Skylink operator with Celot CT-650 CDMA modem: pppd error

[sergey <sergey_ifeo@rambler.ru>]

Package: kppp
Version: 4:4.4.5-2+squeeze1
Severity: normal


(Excuse me for my bad English)

I was unable to connect to Skylink operator with Celot CT-650 modem.
(Skylink is CDMA Internet provider in Moscow).

The modem is perfectly answers to ATI commands as /dev/usb0 in kppp mini-terminal.

Connection options is:
connection name = "skylink"
telephone number = #777
authorization = PAP/CHAP
callback type = none
additional pppd arguments = none
ip-address = dynamic
gateway = default; 
DNS = auto;
connection script = none;
run hooks = none;
billing = none;

The error message is:

Oct  2 19:37:57 fc3 pppd[5379]: The remote system is required to authenticate itself
Oct  2 19:37:57 fc3 pppd[5379]: but I couldn't find any suitable secret (password) for it to use to do so.
Oct  2 19:37:57 fc3 pppd[5379]: (None of the available passwords would let it use an IP address.)

Workaround is:

edit /etc/ppp/options file: change option "auth" to "noauth". 
After this I can connect to Skylink without problems.

Regards, Sergey.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 6.0.2
  APT prefers stable-updates
  APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.38-bpo.2-686-bigmem (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=ru_RU.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=ru_RU.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages kppp depends on:
ii  kdebase-runtime       4:4.4.5-1          runtime components from the offici
ii  libc6                 2.11.2-10          Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii  libkde3support4       4:4.4.5-2+squeeze2 the KDE 3 Support Library for the 
ii  libkdecore5           4:4.4.5-2+squeeze2 the KDE Platform Core Library
ii  libkdeui5             4:4.4.5-2+squeeze2 the KDE Platform User Interface Li
ii  libkio5               4:4.4.5-2+squeeze2 the Network-enabled File Managemen
ii  libqt4-dbus           4:4.6.3-4+squeeze1 Qt 4 D-Bus module
ii  libqt4-qt3support     4:4.6.3-4+squeeze1 Qt 3 compatibility library for Qt 
ii  libqtcore4            4:4.6.3-4+squeeze1 Qt 4 core module
ii  libqtgui4             4:4.6.3-4+squeeze1 Qt 4 GUI module
ii  libstdc++6            4.4.5-8            The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
ii  ppp                   2.4.5-4            Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) - da

kppp recommends no packages.

Versions of packages kppp suggests:
pn  khelpcenter4                  <none>     (no description available)

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