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Date:      Wed, 26 Mar 1997 23:15:29 -0600 (CST)
From:      Gary Clark II <gclarkii@main.gbdata.com>
To:        jpatton@intserv.com (Jack Patton)
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ppp.secret question & more..
Message-ID:  <199703270515.XAA05593@main.gbdata.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970326220002.23432A-100000@net2.intserv.com> from Jack Patton at "Mar 26, 97 10:06:25 pm"

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Jack Patton wrote:
>  Hi there,
>   I am trying to implement the ppp (not pppd) that comes with freebsd and
> no matter what I do it always says that there's no entry in the
> ppp.secrets file for whatever. Also, I was wondering is there is an easy
> way to disable the diagnostic telnet-in port. I have been scouring the net
> for more than a week with no luck. I have read the manpages and handbook
> up and down and still cant get those two things. If someone could shed
> some light on these issues or point me to the definative document on this
> it would be *greatly* appreciated.
> 
> I have tried in ppp.secret:
> 
> <username>	<"">	<IP>
> <hostname>	<"">	<IP>

The secrets file is 'YourHostName YourPassword', that is it for local control.
There is no way that I know of to totaly shut off the diag telnet port.


> And combonations of the above with a * or plaintext for the password and
> no matter what I get the no matching entry error.
> 
> 
> Thanks for any help you kind folks can give me,
> 
> Jack Patton

Gary

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