Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 17:03:54 GMT From: Andreas Haakh <ah@haakh.de> To: Paul Herman <pherman@piro.net> Cc: FreeBSD-ISDN@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: PPP Auth Problems Message-ID: <19991216.17035481@wilma.IbHaakh.de> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.10.9912151234200.15214-100000@xhost.piro.net> References: <Pine.LNX.4.10.9912151234200.15214-100000@xhost.piro.net>
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Urspr=FCngliche Nachricht <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Am 15.12.99, 11.46.53, schrieb Paul Herman <pherman@piro.net> zum Thema = Re: PPP Auth Problems : > Hi all, > On Wed, 15 Dec 1999, Gary Jennejohn wrote: > > Paul Herman writes: > > >Hi Christoph, > > > > > >On Wed, 15 Dec 1999, Christoph Splittgerber wrote: > > >> now I have problems with a WIN95-box dialling in via PPP. This us= ed=20 to run > > >> without any problems! > > >> [...snip!...] > > > > > >You've got the famous "Auth Loop" bug which about 3-4 people report= ed > > >having (myself included). I could only connect about 50% of the=20= time. > > > I used to suffer from this authorisation loop as well (I use FreeBSD=20= 4.0-CURRENT). The problem was solved when I looked into the FAQ regarding the=20 configuration of=20 the sppp device. Have a close look to the configuration-options=20 myauthproto and=20 hisauthproto. Right now I use in rc.conf: ifconfig_isp1=3D"inet 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.255 link1" # sppp_interfaces=3D"isp1" spppconfig_isp1=3D"myauthproto=3Dpap=20 myauthname=3DXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX#0001 \ myauthsecret=3D00XXXXXXX hisauthproto=3Dnone callin" # route_DnsDtag=3D"-host 194.25.2.129 -interface isp1" and finaly solved the problem by=20 > > >Two solutions have been proposed: > > > * Go back to 0.71 (the version on the 3.3 CD) > > > * Use Brian Sommers ppp(8) (aka user-ppp) > > > > > > > Try applying the patch which Marc van Woerkom posted on 19 Nov 1999.= > > You can find it in the mail archive at www.freebsd.org. The subject:= > > > > Subject: Infinite loop (sppp/lcp) > > > > I've seen a report that this doesn't necessarily work, but it's wort= h > > a try. > I woulnd't try this patch, because this also changes all other PPP=20= state > machines, (not just LCP, but IPCP as well!). I spoke with Marc about = a > month ago and we both agreed that this bug isn't on the sppp level,=20= but > most likely is some where else: 0.71 doesn't have this problem and=20= there > hasn't been any significant changes to the sppp code since then. > We also agreed that this bug *needs* to be fixed, but no one seems to = be > actively persuing it. > > I know of no-one who is actively trying to fix this, if Marc's patch= =20 does > > not do the trick. None of the developers see this bug, and therefore= > > cannot do much about it. > I just settled into my new job last week, and I'm finaly buying a used= =20 PC > for home in a few weeks, and then I will try to dive into the layers=20= code > (eewwww) and see what there is to see. I have no clue about layers=20= 1-3 so > this _will_ take time. > -Paul. Hope this helps. Andreas To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isdn" in the body of the message
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