[NTLUG:Discuss] PPP Server problems.....

[Jay Urish]

At 06:35 AM 2/10/2004, you wrote:

>>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
>> >
>> > 2)  Does not "issue" an IP address for the user.
>> >
>> > 3) Obviously, because of no IP...it's not going out to the web either.
>> >
>> > I have a couple of external USR 56K modems.....the modems ARE answering
>> > the line...just not doing much after that.  :-(
>> >
>> > The protocol it will answer is IF the Windows client is set up for a
>> > Unix login.
>> >
>> > Remember...fairly new Linux user...need details on what need to be done.
>> >
>>
>>
>>So you DO get a login prompt?  Linux is case sensitive, unlike windows,
>>so make sure you enter the user name in the case that you created it.
>>
>>Douglas, DOUGLAS, and douglas are 3 different people on a Linux machine.
>>
>>--
>
>YES...I am able to log in...just not route, etc.

I've done this before...
I remember have a /etc/ppp directory that had 3 files that needed to be 
tweaked with usernames etc.
Let me see if I can find a backup of those files...

If I can I will post the contents as an example.

Jay Urish       W5GM            Systems/Network Engineer
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