Re: modem diagnostic?
Newbie error... Sorry
I should have entered
pon tucson-att
... using the name of the provider!
On 07 Jul 2001 11:31:32 -0500, John Hasler wrote:
> Glenn Becker writes:
> > I've installed ppp and pppconfig from my potato CDs,...
>
> Actually, you already had them installed.
>
> > ...and was following instructions I found in -Running Linux-,...
>
> A mistake.
>
> > "The remote system is required to authenticate itself but I couldn't find
> > any suitable secret (password) for it to use to do so. (None of the
> > available passwords would let it use an IP address)."
>
> Do you have a defaultroute pointing to the NIC you use for DSL? In any
> case, undo whatever -Running Linux- told you to do (simplest way is to
> purge and reinstall ppp). Then run pppconfig as root, follow instructions,
> and try to connect with pon. If you have trouble, run plog and post the
> output.
> --
> John Hasler
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> Dancing Horse Hill
> Elmwood, Wisconsin
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