[plug] help: can't get online

[Ari Finander]

It worked Kim!  I added the 'noauth' just below 'lock'.  What does
lock do, by the way?  

Ari


Original message from: Kim Covil <kimc at zydeco.ned.dem.csiro.au>
>
>> 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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