> Frank Barknecht wrote: > > >Here's my way: > >I "su" to root and start the connection with > > > >$ pon > > > >This starts pppd with the chatscript directives I have stored in > >/etc/ppp.chatscript. All normal debian-ppp usage! > > When I type pon, I get this: > > /dev/modem: unrecognized command > pppd version 2.2 patch level 0 > Usage: /usr/sbin/pppd [ arguments ], where arguments are: > > and a list of arguments. > > I don't have a file called /etc/ppp.chatscript. The HOW-TO I read > (http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/PPP-HOWTO-15.html) specifies files > called ppp-on, ppp-on-dialer and ppp-off (in /etc). > > Would simply having a correctly configured /etc/ppp.chatscript cause > pon to operate correctly? Or Do I have another config problem? Or > something else I need to install? BTW my PPP connection works fine > when I start it manually with minicom and then start pppd. you need to specify your modem's port in /etc/ppp.options_out. The modem port is one of /dev/ttyS* devices. If your modem was on COM1 under dos, it would be /dev/ttyS0, COM2 would be /dev/ttyS1 and so on. Attached is a sample ppp.options_out. > > Could you (or anyone else?) perhaps send me a working example of > /etc/ppp.chatscript? chatscripts are very simple. They consist of expect: execute pairs. attached is also a sample ppp.chatscript. Note the \q in front of the password, it hides the pass from logs.
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