[plug] help: can't get online

[Kai]

As far as I am aware, "lock" prevents the modem from being used by other
programs.
(Right?)

Kai

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ari Finander" <spodosaurus at start.com.au>
To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 2:58 AM
Subject: Re: Re: [plug] help: can't get online


> 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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