--- Kent West <westk@acu.edu> wrote:
Sidney Brooks wrote:
1. I can get two dialers, kppp and
ppp[config/pon/poff], to dial,
but they do not authenticate. The kppp log
says:
The system is required to authenticate itself
but I cannot find
any suitable secret (password) for it to use
to
do so. (None of
the available passwords would let it use an
IP
address).
"apt-get install minicom", and then use it to
verify
that your
username/password is working on the server. This
won't allow you to
start a ppp session, but it should allow you to
verify that your
username/password is working. If it doesn't, then
triple-check that
you're using the right username/password.
You might also have to reconfigure pppconfig for
CHAP instead of PAP, etc.
--
There is no doubt that I am using the correct
username
and password. I can read them in
/etc/ppp/pap-secrets.
My ISP specifies PAP not CHAP.
I have used pppconfig/pon/poff in earlier versions
of
Debian without trouble.
I am using kppp sucessfully now in RedHat.
The question is why neither will authenticate even
though both dial properly and I can hear a response
from my ISP. Debian must have some quirk that I am
unaware of.
Let me end by expressing my appreciation for your
interest and help.