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Date:      Mon, 13 Jul 1998 14:26:00 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        Mike Pelletier <mike@compar.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: pppd -> Cisco
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980713142238.25570y-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <35AA5F14.5AE91E28@compar.com>

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On Mon, 13 Jul 1998, Mike Pelletier wrote:

> I'd really prefer to talk to freebsd-answers, but I'll take what I
> can get!

We're working on freebsd-answers.  But for now you get to put up with me
directly. :)

>     I'm trying to establish an ISDN connection with a national
> provider.  They are using a Cisco 7513, I am using a Motorola Bitsurfr
> Pro, which is just an ISDN "modem", and either of the two popular PPP
> packages (pppd and user-ppp).  The provider uses CHAP authentication. 
> However, I find myself totally unable to negotiate an authentication
> method, never mind actually authenticate.  Perhaps I'm reading the debug
> info wrong:
> 
> Jul 13 14:55:22 skippy pppd[6469]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x90 <mru 1600>
> <asyncmap 0x0> <auth pap>]

Okay, here you've asked for PAP authentication ...

> Jul 13 14:55:22 skippy pppd[6469]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x41 <mru 1600>
> <asyncmap 0x0>]
> Jul 13 14:55:22 skippy pppd[6469]: sent [LCP ConfNak id=0x90 <auth chap
> 05>]

.. and the Cisco says `no, I don't want CHAP'.  But...


> Jul 13 14:55:22 skippy pppd[6469]: rcvd [LCP ConfAck id=0x41 <mru 1600>
> <asyncmap 0x0>]

the original information is okay, without PAP.

> Jul 13 14:55:22 skippy pppd[6469]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x91 <mru 1600>
> <asyncmap 0x0>]
> Jul 13 14:55:22 skippy pppd[6469]: sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x91 <mru 1600>
> <asyncmap 0x0>]

You two appear to be happy now.

>     I've called many times saying it looks like they have PAP turned on,
> or CHAP turned off, but they say they've checked it over and over, and
> it's correct.  If I accept PAP authentication, it seems to ignore my
> authentication packets, and hangs up.  Is there know problem dealing
> with this router?  Is there some deficiency in these PPP packages which
> makes it somehow incompatible?  Is the phone company screwing with my
> head?  Any help would be appreceated.

Bad password?

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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