Dialin Problem

Gert Doering (gert@greenie.muc.de)
Wed, 28 Apr 1999 22:27:36 +0200
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Hi,

On Wed, Apr 28, 1999 at 08:05:57PM +0000, Klaus Kulinna wrote:
> /etc/ppp/pap-secrets
> ==================
> "user"            *               "pw"    -     
> 
> /var/log/messages
> ================
> Apr 18 09:23:21 kk-p133 kernel: CSLIP: code copyright 1989 Regents of
> the University of California
> Apr 18 09:23:21 kk-p133 kernel: PPP: version 2.2.0 (dynamic channel
> allocation)
> Apr 18 09:23:21 kk-p133 kernel: PPP Dynamic channel allocation code
> copyright 1995 Caldera, Inc.
> Apr 18 09:23:21 kk-p133 kernel: PPP line discipline registered.
> Apr 18 09:23:21 kk-p133 kernel: registered device ppp0
> Apr 18 09:23:21 kk-p133 pppd[583]: peer authentication required but no
> suitable secret(s) found
> Apr 18 09:23:21 kk-p133 pppd[583]: for authenticating any peer to us
> (kk-p133) 

Here's the problem - something in pap-secrets is not right.  Seems the
server doesn't find itself in the file.

As for "how does the file have to look like?" - I have no idea.  This
should be somewhere in the PPP howtos.

gert

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