[plug] Internet connection failures:

[Emerge]

I dont know if this applies to you but i had a similar problem it turned out
to be my password my password started with the '#' symbol wich was being
rejected the work around was to place '\' befor my pass word in the
pap-secretes \#password

----- Original Message -----
From: "Len Bird" <lenbird at iinet.net.au>
To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2000 12:36 AM
Subject: [plug] Internet connection failures:


> Hi all:
>
> I have been using Mandrake 7 with the KDE GUI and I must say that it is
> the most user friendly distro of Linux to date, although RH-6.2 has also
> improved its image.
>
> However I am unable to get a completed connection to my ISP using kppp,
> simple though the procedure for setting up is. The breakdown comes about
> after log in and at the end of the usrer/password routine.  The error
> message recieved suggests that
> the "Secret Password" is either missing or incorrect, a further error
> message advises  that the "daemon has died unexpectedly"    I have
> needless to say checked the password and other data minutely but cannot
> make any progress. Mandrake/KDE
> appears to support "user" use of the kppp dialer, whereas  more often
> than not SU is required to access the system.
>
> Can anyone enlitghten me,    TIA
>
> Regards,  Len Bird
>