Please place answers *below* questions; it makes it easier for other to read too. On Tue, Jun 04, 2002 at 04:29:54PM -0700, curtis wanted to write, but didn't: > > >How? The contents of the relevant log file /var/log/mgetty/mg_ttyS0.log > >should give a clue. (Apologies if you have looked already) > > Having turned on debugging, here is the output of my log file: > [ snip, snip ] > 06/04 16:30:46 ##### data dev=ttyS0, pid=18440, caller='none', > conn='19200/ARQ/V34/LAPM/V42BIS', name='', cmd='/usr/sbin/pppd', > user='/AutoPPP/' OK. So mgetty is quite willing to start up pppd for you. Good. > > > > >Authorisation should be done by pppd in your case (I assume that you > >don't want people to use mgetty's login prompt). Does mgetty recognise > >dial-in attempts as PPP connections? [Answering my own question, but wth]: yes > > > >If it does, then you should be able to get more clues by adding > > debug > >to /etc/ppp/options.server and study /var/log/syslog (depending on your > >syslogd config). The pppd debug should tell you what is going on. I'm afraid that the ball is back in your court.... -- Karl E. Jørgensen karl@jorgensen.com www.karl.jorgensen.com ==== Today's fortune: Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, and a dark side, and it holds the universe together ... -- Carl Zwanzig
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