[plug] Dial-up server

[Mike Holland]

On Wed, 7 Jun 2000, Swank wrote:

> I am trying to configure a dial-up server at the moment. Got mgetty to
> pick up the phone and all that, but I can't seem to get authentication
> to work. doing tail -f /var/log/messages says that the user is logged
> in, but, they can't make a ppp connection, only shell access.

If they are logged in, what more authentication do you need?
Are you trying to use PAP or CHAP? how?
How are you starting pppd? Something like "pppd -detach"?
Its not very clear what your problem is.
Read the HOWTO?

Mike Holland  <mike at golden.wattle.id.au>
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