Re: Problem with ppp-2.3.3-5 and authentication

[Art Lemasters <frnmo@sofnet.com>]

     Mr. Whitwell just informed me that he is looking for an
answer from the *host* point of view, so one of you old-timers
will need to help him with it...sorry, I should have noticed
the "mgetty" reference.  Sheesh, do I feel embarrassed! <:-) 

> /silly/Art

> 
> 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?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 
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