[NTLUG:Discuss] PPP server issues....

[Jack Snodgrass]

On Mon, 2004-02-09 at 22:51, Douglas King wrote:
> I am wanting to set up PPP (dial up) server.  I loaded a RH 8.0 machine, 
> and it is now configured, BUT am having the following problems:
> 
> 1) Cannot dial in using the PPP protocol.  The server rejects the login 
> request...bad username

where do you see this exactly? In a log or on the user's terminal? 


I haven's set this up ( or used ppp ) in a few years... my memory is 
a bit fuzzy. 

you have to run ppp on the server and give a an /etc/ppp/options file 
that contains something like:
  auth 
  -chap 
  +pap 
  login 
  asyncmap 0
  :192.168.100.100 #local ipaddress assigned to user
  debug
  modem 
  crtscts 
  dns-addr 192.168.1.1 #primary dns
  dns-addr 192.168.1.2 #secondary dns
  proxyarp

and you have to set up a pap-secrests file. this is where the userid/password
info is stored for ppp users. 

something like that. 

you should NOT see a linux login banner and userid/password prompt like 
you get when you login to a local terminal. the ppp stuff is done in the 
background. If you see any bad password stuff, it should only be in 
your log file on the linux box ( or the ppp stuff on the users's side when 
they can't login. ) 

jack