From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Jan 5 14: 8: 6 2001 From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 5 14:08:00 2001 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from bryden.apana.org.au (bryden.apana.org.au [203.3.126.129]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B1AB137B400 for ; Fri, 5 Jan 2001 14:07:56 -0800 (PST) Received: from roadrunner (roadrunner.apana.org.au [203.3.126.132]) by bryden.apana.org.au (8.11.1/8.11.1) with SMTP id f05LxkV00204; Sat, 6 Jan 2001 08:00:00 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from dougy@bryden.apana.org.au) Message-ID: <00d501c07765$5c869520$847e03cb@apana.org.au> From: "Doug Young" To: "Scott, David (ACT - ATL)" , "'freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org'" References: <1E19BB58F2CAD2118FF700A0C9EA391C0205F793@IECMAIL> Subject: Re: Auto-Answer with ppp set up Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2001 07:59:47 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00C6_01C077B6.A396DBE0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00C6_01C077B6.A396DBE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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 ------=_NextPart_000_00C6_01C077B6.A396DBE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Auto-Answer with ppp set up
Been there done that :)
 
As many list regulars will know I'm not = exactly the=20 greatest fan of man pages,
however in this case all the info I use = to get=20 dialin ppp working is there ..... mind
you that particular man page appears to = have been=20 written by none other than
el maestro Mr PPP himself .... Brian = Somers !!!.=20
 
Basically there are three options = discussed in man=20 ppp ...I've never got any sense
out of #1, #2 (using a ppplogin shell) = works=20 just fine as long as plain = password
authentication is used, & #3 (using = mgetty) has=20 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=20 for me to comprehend so I didn't
attempt compiling from source. I = hear the=20 Auto-PPP function is enabled in = packages=20 /
ports from 4.2 but have yet to try = it=20 again.. 
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Scott, David=20 (ACT - ATL)
To: 'freebsd-questions@FreeBS= D.org'=20
Sent: Saturday, January 06, = 2001 6:59=20 AM
Subject: Auto-Answer with ppp = set=20 up



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.

Or, maybe i'm trying to hard... =


     David = Scott=20
Atlanta Campus Tech
404-321-2929 #213



International Education = Corporation.=20
http://www.IECGLOBAL.COM.=20


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