[plug] Dial-up server

Kai vk6ksj at iinet.net.au
Thu Jun 8 23:46:28 WST 2000


Sorright, got that problem fixed, but thanks for the input !!

Now the only problem is when I dial in to the server I can ping the server,
but,  I can't surf past it. All routing is as it should be (just to test the
dial-in works I hooked up a laptop to a phone plug in the same room as the
server, dialled into the server and it worked fine, surfing...email, no
worries - the server is attatched via ethernet to the internet) but for some
reason when I dial in from outside of work, I can't surf anywhere and
telnetting to the server is extremely slow.

----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Holland <myk at golden.wattle.id.au>
To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2000 9:59 AM
Subject: Re: [plug] Dial-up server


> On Wed, 7 Jun 2000, Swank wrote:
>
> > I am trying to use PAP and yes,
>
> "logged in" implies username & password have been given, doesnt it? Then
> why need PAP?   I havent used AutoPPP, but isnt it part of mgetty?
> Once you are logged in, mgetty is no longer running, so it would be too
> late for AutoPPP. They are mutually exclusive, no?
>
> > I am trying to start with ppd -detach
>
> Manually or by AutoPPP ?  Can you post a cut&paste from the scripts or
> login window please.
>
> > Problem is, from a Windows machine, the user can dial-into the server,
and
> > with the terminal screen they can log in and ping and traceroute, but,
>
> OK, so you are manually logging in. Do you then type "pppd -detach"?
>
> > Windows itself is still saying "Authenticating user" as if it's still
trying
> > to authenticate.....when the terminal screen is working and logged in.
After
> > about 30 seconds the connection is dropped and that's it.
>
> Thats the timeout. If you want a terminal session, use hyperterm or
> similar.
>
> > I would like to know how I can get the windows machine to log on using
the
> > username and password provided in the orignal dial-up screen.
> > If I try log in from the original dial-up screen (where it asks for
phone
> > number and all that), on the server typing  tail -f /var/log/messages
shows
> > user "/AutoPPP/" trying to log in, and since that user does not exist it
> > doesn't authenticate.
>
> Something doesnt make sense here. What is your exact procedure?
>
>
> Mike Holland  <mike at golden.wattle.id.au>
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