Re: Problem with ppp-2.3.3-5 and authentication

[Art Lemasters <alemas@ipa.net>]

> 
> Dear All,
> 
> I've only just joined this list, so I don't know if this has been 
> discussed before.  I'm using ppp-2.3.3-5 and mgetty-1.1.14-1 to run a 
> one-modem dialup.  Everything works just fine until pppd goes to verify 
> the username/password, which always fails with "PAP authentication 
> failure for <username>".  I've verified the username/password and they're 
> valid.  Can someone give me some pointers on where to look next or what 
> the problem might be?

    From the error message you are receiving, it appears that your
ISP is using PAP authentication.

    Try putting a timeout line (e.g., TIMEOUT 45) right after the
"ATDT..." line in your chatscript file, then enter your username
and password in the pap-secrets file as shown in the documentation
(docs in the pap-secrets file might be sufficient).  Try it, and
see what happens.  Make sure the permissions on the pap-secrets
file (and on the /etc/ppp directory) remain tight.

    Tell us if I am wrong, old timers.  I'm still a newbie.  ;-)

Art
New Address: frnmo@sofnet.com

> 
> Thanks,
> 
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