Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2001 21:00:23 +0100 From: Cliff Sarginson <cliff@raggedclown.net> To: Steve M <slavik944@metconnect.com>, FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How do I troubleshoot a PPP/PAP/chat connection? Message-ID: <01012121002300.03293@buffy> In-Reply-To: <20010121171215.20493.cpmta@c004.sfo.cp.net> References: <20010121171215.20493.cpmta@c004.sfo.cp.net>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Sunday 21 January 2001 18:12, Steve M wrote: > Since I havent gotten any responses to my first 2 emails maybe I'll > try to ask it a different way. > > Using ppp I try to dial into my ISP, it's able to dial in easy enough > but shortly thereafter it fails. Checking the /usr/var/log/ppp.log > file shows that a 'TIMEOUT' was 'expected, telling me it's a chat > script failure. > > I have a timeout in my default definition of my ppp.conf file and I > tried adding and changing 'set timeout' to no avail. In term mode I > can succesfully get some kind of response from the server I'm dialing > into. I can accomplish this part by exiting term with ~p. However > using this procecdure it tells me that my computer is sending empty > authuser, after a few lines of 'MAGIC NUMBER' and things like that > nature. I can see this by tail -f /var/log/ppp.log, it scrolls > through with all sorts of info. I have set authuser and set auth(the > password one) setup in my ppp.conf file. Then it follows by telling > me 'unable to access ppp.secrets'. I didnt have one so I set it up, > but still it failed, except when I setup ppp.secrets it was'nt > explicit as to why it had failed. Anyway what I'm really looking for > is some help on being able to decipher exactly where my chat script > is failing. I have the set log lcp (etc)..... set in my ppp.conf > file but it so far doesnt show me enough for me to understand where > I'm going wrong. I've tried many different combination's and am > starting to belive that my ISP has an unconventional PAP > autentication procedure. If anyone can be kind enough to tell me if > there is anyway to actually see what the converstation looks like > between my computer and the server I would appreciate it. If the > answer is right in front of me (i.e by looking into /var/log/ppp.conf > file) I would appreciate it if someone would point out how or where I > can go to figure out how to understand it. I've been dialing my ISP > numerous times and fear I'm running up an enormous phone bill. > Hello Well to see what the dialog between you and your ISP looks like use "minicom" to do a terminal emulator type connection. When I do this..I get a prompt for login, password and protocol. That helps with that part. "authuser" are you sure you shouldnt be using "authname" My ppp.conf has: set phone 12345678 set authname baggins set authkey bagend (all name are fake of course :) Cliff > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?01012121002300.03293>