Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 16:53:03 +0300 From: Nikos Vassiliadis <nvass@teledomenet.gr> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: KHOO Guan_Chen <khoogc@singnet.com.sg> Subject: Re: need help with ppp Message-ID: <200610031653.03761.nvass@teledomenet.gr> In-Reply-To: <6.2.5.6.1.20061003153322.02ca2c40@singnet.com.sg> References: <6.2.5.6.1.20061003153322.02ca2c40@singnet.com.sg>
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On Tuesday 03 October 2006 14:55, KHOO Guan_Chen wrote: > Sorry for using up bandwidth. > > I cannot connect to my ISP with FreeBSD (6.0). The ISP is not using > PAP/CHAP in my case, but apparently something very old. Using minicom > I can see that > 1. my modem is connected to /dev/cuad0 > 2. after i dailled the ISP, they put me through a login. password and > a local phase ie.after atdt<ISP phone_nbr> \r, I see:- > connect 115200 > Login: <my user_id> \r > Password: <my_password> \r > Local> > I have tried to enter things like "ppp", "~ppp" "cppp" ">ppp" after > the (Local>) in my chat_script > but no go. In minicom, I see that they sometimes drop me into a > shell to which I can only exit, I think that some network access servers work in both "unix login" and ppp mode. They enter "unix login" mode after some time of inactivity. I also recall that they tend to timeout really quickly. Did you try to use plain ppp? > > Could someone give me a few more hints or the correct string to enter? > please. > > Oh my ISP help is no use. They replied to my request with sorry we > cannot help you (because) > "We at Technical Helpdesk are trained to support Windows and Mac > based platforms. Your kind understanding is greatly appreciated." ARRRRRRGH > !! > I also think that if special settings were required, your ISP's helpdesk would know. Just don't use any scary words like FreeBSD... Try a plain ppp first HTH, Nikos
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