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Date:      Tue, 27 Oct 1998 08:27:47 -0600 (CST)
From:      Conrad Sabatier <conrads@neosoft.com>
To:        FREEBSD-NEWBIES ML <FREEBSD-NEWBIES@FreeBSD.ORG>
Cc:        Alex Davidson <alexd@idcomm.com>
Subject:   Re: PPP
Message-ID:  <XFMail.981027082747.conrads@neosoft.com>
In-Reply-To: <3.0.3.32.19981027084815.00901860@spectre.honk.org>

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On 27-Oct-98 Martin Poulin wrote:
> Are you sure that your ISP uses a login script?
> Some of them use only PAP or CHAP authentication - password
> information is sent with the modem handshaking.
> 
> The reason I suspect this is because there is no login prompt when
> you dial up using term.  Term should echo to you anything that 
> the ISP modem is sending - therefore if they are sending a login
> prompt, you should see it on your screen.  If you're not seeing
> it, chances are they aren't sending it.
> 
> Read up in the handbook on PAP and CHAP and see if that doesn't
> resolve it.

That's very likely what's happening.  Fortunately, doing a PAP or CHAP login is
actually much easier than a chat-scripted login.  All you have to do is include
the commands "set authname <username>" and "set authkey <password>" in ppp.conf.
And either comment out or delete altogether the "login" line.

Good luck!

-- 
Conrad Sabatier

Think of your family tonight.  Try to crawl home after the computer
crashes.



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