Date: Fri, 3 Jan 1997 18:27:24 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Andrew Perry <andrew@shoal.net.au> Cc: questions freebsd <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: user PPP connecting to ISP via modem Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.95.970103182529.11231K-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <32CCEF31.130D@shoal.net.au>
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On Fri, 3 Jan 1997, Andrew Perry wrote: > My ISP uses a xylogics annex and a cisco router and a BSDI box. You dial > in and login to the annex which then gives you a menu from which you can > telnet to the bsdi box, connect using slip or connect using ppp (dynamic > IP allocation), when i try to connect using ppp my modem hangs up almost > immediately. You should ask your ISP if the annex does PAP or CHAP authentication on the ppp option. You may need to set this up -- see /etc/ppp/ppp.conf's 'papsite' definition. > I am basically stuck at this stage and although I am doing a lot of > reading I don't seem to be getting very far. I am fairly certain about > the ip addresses etc... but need a little guidance. If I have any of the > addresses wrong or the netmask could this cause this problem? I have > priviledge on the BSDI box, how can I find out if I am using the correct > addresses (my isp thinks they are correct but a his server was set up > for him by a third party)? Does anyone know of any log files that I can > look at on the BSDI server to try and find the problem? BSDi != FreeBSD You shouldn't have to specify anything to get connected. It's all automatic under PPP. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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