[plug] help: can't get online

[Kim Covil]

> How do I fix this?
>      When I try kppp, it dials up, then immediately disconnects,
> producing this log:
> 
> Feb 27 02:23:56 boxie pppd[7220]: pppd 2.3.11 started by root, uid 0
> Feb 27 02:23:56 boxie pppd[7220]: Using interface ppp3
> Feb 27 02:23:56 boxie pppd[7220]: Connect: ppp3 <--> /dev/ttyS1
> Feb 27 02:24:04 boxie pppd[7220]: Unsupported protocol 0x8207 received
> Feb 27 02:24:05 boxie pppd[7220]: Peer is not authorized to use remote
> address 203.55.228.6
> Feb 27 02:24:05 boxie pppd[7220]: Connection terminated.
> Feb 27 02:24:05 boxie pppd[7220]: Connect time 0.2 minutes.
> Feb 27 02:24:05 boxie pppd[7220]: Sent 446 bytes, received 514 bytes.
> Feb 27 02:24:05 boxie pppd[7220]: Exit.
> (use the squares as carriage returns if this log displays oddly for
> you).  
> How do I fix this problem as well?

The line Peer is not authorized to use remote address... is a classic
symptom of pppd having the auth flag rather than the noauth flag in its
options... check /etc/ppp/options

The auth flag will require that the remote host (the ISP) authenticate
themselves TO YOU, which as far as I know will not happen with any ISP's
around here... :) Unless you want to start giving your ISP a password
and account on your machine... *grin*

As for the unsupported protocol I am not sure about that one... but take
it one step at a time...

Hope that helps,

Cheers

Kim

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