jens wrote, > Richard E. Hawkins Esq. wrote: > > > > > > OK, for the really dumb question: how do I start ppp on the other end > > > > on > a > > > > debian box? it seems to be with pppd to start the daemon, but I'm > > > > having > > > > trouble figuring out the man & doc pages. > > > > > Actually I recommend using mgetty. mgetty is capable of "auto sensing" > > > ppp > when > > > it picks up the line so you don't even have to log in and start ppp, your > > > script simply waits for connect and then you authenticate using PAP or > > > CHAP > . > > > > so I merely need to install mgetty on the remote host, and it will > > replace getty? > > > > > If > > > you like you can have pppd use the regular user/password database to > > > authenticate you. Having installed mgetty and made the necessary changes > > > to > > > /etc/inittab you can put this line in /etc/mgetty/login.config (my email > > > cl > ient > > > might wrap the line but it's supposed to be a single line): > > > > > > /AutoPPP/ - - /usr/sbin/pppd proxyarp auth -chap +pap login > > > modem > > > crtscts 192.168.1.1:192.168.1.127 > > > > I've tryied a PAP script, but I can't see a difference between it's end and > > t > e plain chat script. So let's see if I've got this straight: > > > > 1) install mgetty on the remote host > > 2) put the Autoppp line above in, but switch "local" for "modem crtscts" > > as this is coming in over ethernet by the time it gets to the remote > > host. And switch to IP numbers to the static addresses for my local > > machine and the remote (i have a secon IP on the same subnet to use\ > > for the local machine). > > 3) use pppconfig to get an initial PAP chatscript. > > 4) add a few lines aftr connect to handle the network logon and machine > > selection, stoppping right before the remote system would offer a login > > prompt. > > Ooops. Sorry, I forgot that you're not dialing into a modem. No, this won't > wor > k because mgetty only works on modems. Hmmm. If you have a > script on the remote end which just runs pppd you should be able to just run > th > is. Is that what you had working before? You were using pon? > Why?
months ago, I was using pon to go straight to an ISP. Now i need to go throught the university modem pool, login to that netwrok, issue a command to go 8 bit clean, then another to telnet to the ppp "host", at which time I can initiate ppp. Howe ef, this time I control the machines at both ends; I just need to get them talking. hmm, it must be time to o to bed--i'm trying to figure out if ppp stands for "particularly painful protocol" :) > > > 5) try pon again. > > > > > > I've figured out to insert > > > > the ppp & shlc modules on the host, but I'm not clear on what else to > > > > do. > > > > > You shouldn't need to insert these modules if you have modules auto > > > loaded. > > > > that's my impression too, but my modules don't seem to autoload: > Weird. Ok. yeah, i've just learned to live with it. It's not a big enough problem to spend a day on. rick
