Re: Another PPP newbie.
check out /var/log/messages, see what is the error.
My guess is that you have to set the option noauth.
try change the line from auth to noauth in your /etc/ppp/options.
On Mon, 28 Sep 1998, Monte Copeland wrote:
> After having trouble using PPP to connect my new Linux O.S. so that I
> could ftp the Debian packages, I sent an email to my ISP provider
> asking what type of conncection they have, thinking that it might use
> "chap" or "pap". But the ISP tech supporter replied that it was a
> standard "text" login that asks for "username:" then "Password:". I
> added those exact same words to /etc/chatscripts/provider file and I
> finally managed to connect my linux o.s. to isp using the ppp
> program. This program is the one that uses "pon" and "poff". But
> about 30 seconds after the connection has been established, I am
> disconected. Using plog to observe what was happening It seems that a
> connection is istablished because DNS numbers and hexa decimal jargon
> is being tranffered back forth. Then the connection is terminated. I
> wish I could send you text copy of the output of plog, but being a
> newbie to Linux I do not know how to tranfer files to my other hard
> drive, which has Win95 installed on it. I need to know is it Linux
> that is disconnecting me from my ISP or is it the ISP that is having
> trouble recognizing Linux's ppp program. If it is a Linux problem
> does anyone have a solution.
>
>
> Monte Copeland Knoxville TN
>
>
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