Re: /etc/chatscripts/provider

[alex <radsky@ncia.net>]

Problem fixed-------I had  first run pppconfig and later 
tried to edit /etc/chatscripts/provider and 
/etc/ppp/peers/provider files not realizing that pppconfig
had already taken care of those files.  My 'editing'
messed up things.

I cleaned out the two files plus pppconfig and started
fresh on pppconfig.  I checked the two files and sure enough
pppconfig had entered the data there.

ISP log on is fine now, gnome's monitor applet shows data 
send/receive is working and the net is accessible.  Now I 
can put apt to work.

Incidently, I have two installations of Debian on this 
computer (one,for trouble shooting).  I wasn't able to log 
on with either one because of my unnecessary 'editing'. 
Why don't THEY tell us these things?

Thanks, guys

Alex

Donald Spoon wrote:
> alex wrote:
>
> > I had no problem configuring /etc/chatscripts/provider in Progeny 
> > Debian but the one in Debian Woody has a different
> > format that gives me a problem. I can't figure out what
> > kind of data should be entered and how it should be entered.
> > I couldn't find any info about this.
> >
> >
> > 1.  What data should be entered?  Examples would be helpful.
> >
> > 2.  Should the # be removed and the data entered on the same
> > line or should the the original # be retained and the data entered on 
> > the next line without a # ?
> >
> >
> > --/etc.chatscripts/provider----------------------------
> > # This chatfile was generated by pppconfig 2.0.10.
> > # Please do not delete any of the comments.  Pppconfig needs them.
> > #
> > # ispauth PAP
> > # abortstring
> > ABORT BUSY ABORT 'NO CARRIER' ABORT VOICE ABORT 'NO DIALTONE' ABORT 
> > 'NO DIAL TONE' ABORT 'NO ANSWER' ABORT DELAYED
> > # modeminit
> > '' ATZ
> > # ispnumber      <Something in addition to the phone number?
> > # ispconnect
> > # prelogin
> > # ispname        < Quite sure what goes here
> > # isppassword    <   "     "    "    "    "
> > # postlogin
> > # end of pppconfig stuff
>
> By far the easiest way to get the /etc/chatscripts/provider file is to 
> run the pppconfig program and fill in the blanks.  This will generate 
> the appropriate script automatically.  If it doesn't work after this, 
> THEN you consider editing the file rather than starting from scratch. 
>  From the example provided, it appears you have not done the initial 
> stuff but are starting with the original file.  Here is a "fake" 
> chatscript I just generated as an example of what worked for me:
>
> # This chatfile was generated by pppconfig 2.1.
> # Please do not delete any of the comments.  Pppconfig needs them.
> #
> # ispauth PAP
> # abortstring
> ABORT BUSY ABORT 'NO CARRIER' ABORT VOICE ABORT 'NO DIALTONE' ABORT 'NO 
> DIAL TONE' ABORT 'NO ANSWER' ABORT DELAYED
> # modeminit
> '' ATZ
> # ispnumber
> OK-AT-OK ATDT1234567 <--- new line added
> # ispconnect
> CONNECT \d\c <--- new line added
> # prelogin
>
> # ispname
> # isppassword
> # postlogin
>
> # end of pppconfig stuff
>
> Note the items added to your example.  In addition to generating the 
> appropriate /etc/chatscripts/provider file, pppconfig also sets up your 
> PAP/CHAP authentication and the /etc/ppp/peers/provider files.  The 
> pppconfig program is your friend and will save you a lot of hair-pulling 
> and de-bugging, IMHO.
>
> Cheers,
> -Don Spoon-