Re: UK Freeserve Connection
I've added some comments below from what I remember - I got a
connection to freeserve working fine using pppconfig.
On Thu, Dec 23, 1999 at 09:27:37PM +0000, Mike Norris wrote:
> O.K. still no joy obviously I'm doing something wrong still ... please
> comment on the following
>
> the pppconfig generated ...
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>
> hidepassword
> noauth
> connect "/usr/sbin/chat/ -v -f /etc/chatscripts/freeserve"
> debug
> /dev/ttyS1
> 115200
> defaultroute
> noipdefault
> user 'island-phase.fsnet.co.uk'
I found that quotes around the user name cause pon to fail.
> remotename freeserve
> ippram freeserve
>
> usepeerdns
>
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> the debug gives this in /var/log/ppp.log
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>
> pppd started by root, uid0
> Using interface ppp0
> Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS1
> Remote message: request denied
> PAP authentication failed
I used normal chatscript, ie no PAP/CHAP authentication. I've seen
comments that PAP is claimed to be supported but doesn't work. The default
prompts generated by pppconfig for the chatscript (e.g. ogin:, ssword:)
seemed to work OK.
> LCP terminated by peer
> Connection terminated
> tcflush failed: Invalid argument
> Exit
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> my /etc/chatscripts/freeserve is
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> # ispauth PAP
Don't use PAP (see above).
> # abortstring
> ABORT BUSY ABORT 'NO CARRIER' ABORT VOICE ABORT 'NO DIALTONE' ABORT 'NO
> DIALTONE' ABORT 'NO ANASWER'
> # modeminit
> ' ' ATZ
> # ispnumber
> OK-AT-OK ATDT08450796699
> # ispconnect
> CONNECT \d\c
> # prelogin
>
> #ispname
> island-phase.fsnet.co.uk
> # isppassword
> my correct password in this line
> # postlogin
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Hope the above helps.
Kevin
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Dr Kevin Scott
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