Re: couldn't match host name or address

[sailer@sun10.sep.bnl.gov (Tim Sailer)]

Martin Bialasinski wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 24 Dec 1997, Aaron Walker wrote:
> 
> > When I try to dial my ISP using /etc/ppp.chatscript in my ppp.log file I
> > get this message:
> > 
> > Dec 24 09:52:42 speedy chat[827]: ATDT7454342(a carrot goes here)M
> > Dec 24 09:52:42 speedy chat[827]: Couldn't match host name or address -
> > please try again(carrot goes here)M
> > 
> Do you use pon to connect?
> 
> Check if you have "debug" in /etc/ppp.options_out (or was it in
> /etc/ppp/options ? Better put it in both files, I don't recall if pon uses
> them both). This will give more verbose messages.

I think he is using pap, and pap-secrets doesn't match the hostname.

> BTW: What does "(carrot goes here)" mean?

He means ^M

Tim

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