Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2001 07:59:47 +1000 From: "Doug Young" <dougy@bryden.apana.org.au> To: "Scott, David (ACT - ATL)" <ScottD@actglobal.com>, "'freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org'" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Auto-Answer with ppp set up Message-ID: <00d501c07765$5c869520$847e03cb@apana.org.au> References: <1E19BB58F2CAD2118FF700A0C9EA391C0205F793@IECMAIL>
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Auto-Answer with ppp set upBeen there done that :)
As many list regulars will know I'm not exactly the greatest fan of man =
pages,
however in this case all the info I use to get dialin ppp working is =
there ..... mind
you that particular man page appears to have been written by none other =
than=20
el maestro Mr PPP himself .... Brian Somers !!!.=20
Basically there are three options discussed in man ppp ...I've never got =
any sense
out of #1, #2 (using a ppplogin shell) works just fine as long as plain =
password
authentication is used, & #3 (using mgetty) has been trouble, probably =
because the package & port versions of mgetty reportedly had the =
Auto-PPP function disabled.=20
The instructions for compiling were far too obtuse for me to comprehend =
so I didn't=20
attempt compiling from source. I hear the Auto-PPP function is enabled =
in packages /
ports from 4.2 but have yet to try it again..=20
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Scott, David (ACT - ATL)=20
To: 'freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org'=20
Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2001 6:59 AM
Subject: Auto-Answer with ppp set up
Ok, I've been everywhere, looking for what I might need to do to get =
the PPP function to Auto-Answer the phone, and set up a ppp conection. I =
can make my unix box DIAL, but cannot make it auto-answer, any link to =
anything, would be very helpful.
Or, maybe i'm trying to hard...=20
David Scott=20
Atlanta Campus Tech=20
404-321-2929 #213=20
International Education Corporation.=20
http://www.IECGLOBAL.COM.=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Been there done that :)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>As many list regulars will know I'm not =
exactly the=20
greatest fan of man pages,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>however in this case all the info I use =
to get=20
dialin ppp working is there ..... mind</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>you that particular man page appears to =
have been=20
written by none other than </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>el maestro Mr PPP himself .... Brian =
Somers !!!.=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Basically there are three options =
discussed in man=20
ppp ...I've never got any sense</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>out of #1, #2 (using a ppplogin shell) =
works=20
</FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>just fine as long as plain =
password</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>authentication is used, & #3 (using =
mgetty) has=20
been trouble, probably because the package & port versions =
</FONT><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>of mgetty reportedly had the Auto-PPP =
function disabled.=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The instructions for compiling were far =
too obtuse=20
for me to comprehend so I didn't </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>attempt compiling from source. I =
hear the=20
Auto-PPP function is enabled i</FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>n =
packages=20
/</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>ports from 4.2 but have yet to try =
it=20
again..</FONT> </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3DScottD@actglobal.com =
href=3D"mailto:ScottD@actglobal.com">Scott, David=20
(ACT - ATL)</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
title=3Dfreebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG=20
=
href=3D"mailto:'freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org'">'freebsd-questions@FreeBS=
D.org'</A>=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, January 06, =
2001 6:59=20
AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Auto-Answer with ppp =
set=20
up</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR><BR>
<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ok, I've been everywhere, looking for =
what I might=20
need to do to get the PPP function to Auto-Answer the phone, and set =
up a ppp=20
conection. I can make my unix box DIAL, but cannot make it =
auto-answer, any=20
link to anything, would be very helpful.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Or, maybe i'm trying to hard...</FONT> =
</P><BR>
<P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> David =
Scott</FONT>=20
<BR><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Atlanta Campus Tech</FONT> <BR><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>404-321-2929 #213</FONT> </P><BR><BR>
<P><B><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>International Education =
Corporation.</FONT></B>=20
<BR><B><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A target=3D_blank=20
=
href=3D"http://www.IECGLOBAL.COM">http://www.IECGLOBAL.COM</A>.</FONT></B=
>=20
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