[ale] This is getting annoying.

[Robert L. Harris]

Dan Mount wrote:
> 
> -------------Original message follows----------------------
> David Hamm wrote:
> >
> > Look at pppd and see if it is "chomd +s" as root if not then "chmod +s
> > /usr/sbin/pppd". I'm not sure why but Redhat comes with pppd not chmoded +s.
> > On 23-Feb-97 nomad wrote:
> > >Ok,
> > >  I d/l'ed the 2.1.23 kernel, compiled nice and clean.  I rebuilt the
> > >latest
> > >modules and pcmcia drivers.  It detects my modem and loads the
> > >appropriate
> > >module for my modem.  I build the latest pppd and installed it.  I ran
> > >my
> > >time-tested scripts and as soon as ppp connects, it gets (SIGHUP) and
> > >exits.
> > >
> 
> It is +s.  I also just went through and everything looks right as per
> what's
> compiled in.  I also re-made the modutils and the ppp-2.2.0F I believe.
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> Are you dialing out or recieving calls?
> 
> Are you trying to do an Auto-PPP connect? If so, that has to be turned on in
> pppd. How about Chap and/or Pap authentication? If your Secrets files are wrong
> you won't be able to connect.


I compiled ppp into the 2.1.26 kernel I downloaded.  I didn't compile
it as a module.  Never have and it's always worked.  I'm using a 
chat script to do the dial/login then turn on pppd.  I don't turn
on the chap or pap.  I believe they're turned off by default.
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