Re: [solved] kppp password problem
On Tuesday 24 December 2002 00:35, Donald Spoon wrote:
> Aryan Ameri wrote:
> > Hi all:
> > Though I am able to connect dialup to my ISP using pon/poff , I am not
> > able to do so using kppp. Because kppp when connected to ISP gives me the
> > followong error:
> >
> > "pppd[1072]: The remote system is required to authenticate itself
> > pppd[1072]: but I couldn't find any suitable secret (password) for it to
> > use to do so.
> > pppd[1072]: (None of the available passwords would let it use an IP
> > address.)"
> >
> > well, the password is correct, because as I said, I am able to connect to
> > the ISP via pon/poff using the same password.
> >
> > Any ideas of why this is occuring?
> >
> > BTW, I am using KDE 3.1.0 RC5 on a mixture of sarge/sid
> IIRC, kppp uses a file called "kppprc" to control the pppd program.
> About the only files it shares in common with the pon/poff system is the
> /etc/ppp/options file. There lies the rub! The /etc/ppp/options file
> is set up with the "auth" command and unless another control file
> overides it. If not overidden, then the remote computer will be
> required to authorize itself to your computer, which most ISPs will not do!
>
> You have a couple of "solutions" depending on your needs. The reason
> the "auth" command is in the /etc/ppp/options file is so your computer
> can be set-up as a "dial-in" providing PPP connections to other
> computers. This is the Debian "standard" setup, as is the pon/poff
> dial-out system. If you never want to have a "dial-in" computer, you
> can simply change the /etc/ppp/options "auth" to "noauth". Beware, when
> you do this your system becomes non-standard and future package upgrades
> might not work correctly or your "fix" will be changed back...
>
> The second option I know about is to put the "noauth" option in the
> kppprc file. This is a "priviledged command" that can only be run by
> root, and I really don't know if doing this will only work for root
> logins or will work for all users. (It has been a while since I used
> this). Each user has a kppprc file located in
> ~/.kde/share/config/kppprc. You will have to add the line
> "pppdArguments=noauth" to all the [Account "n"] sections. You can also
> do this through the kppp setup menu for each account. I believe there
> is a screen where you can add additional pppd arguments.
>
> Either way will work...you just have to experiment a bit and accept the
> trade-offs mentioned abouve. Personally, I always used the first
> method, as I had no need for a dial-in PPP service, and it was just a
> single edit. Others will disagree... YMMV.
Thanks very much donald for your detailed explanation. It is always very nice
to have someone to clealy explain things for you. The first method works for
me flawlessly.
cheers
Aryan
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