I have a working ppp connection, using PAP, available through pon or wmppp as evidenced by the console messages:
Sep 16 08:38:26 pinky pppd[577]: pppd 2.3.5 started by krw, uid 1000 Sep 16 08:38:27 pinky chat[578]: abort on (BUSY) Sep 16 08:38:27 pinky chat[578]: abort on (NO CARRIER) Sep 16 08:38:27 pinky chat[578]: abort on (VOICE) Sep 16 08:38:27 pinky chat[578]: abort on (NO DIALTONE) Sep 16 08:38:27 pinky chat[578]: abort on (NO ANSWER) Sep 16 08:38:27 pinky chat[578]: send (ATZ^M) Sep 16 08:38:27 pinky chat[578]: expect (OK) Sep 16 08:38:28 pinky chat[578]: ATZ^M^M Sep 16 08:38:28 pinky chat[578]: OK Sep 16 08:38:28 pinky chat[578]: -- got it Sep 16 08:38:28 pinky chat[578]: send (ATDT359-0062^M) Sep 16 08:38:28 pinky chat[578]: expect (CONNECT) Sep 16 08:38:28 pinky chat[578]: ^M Sep 16 08:38:54 pinky chat[578]: ATDT359-0062^M^M Sep 16 08:38:54 pinky chat[578]: CONNECT Sep 16 08:38:54 pinky chat[578]: -- got it Sep 16 08:38:54 pinky chat[578]: send (\d) Sep 16 08:38:55 pinky pppd[577]: Serial connection established. Sep 16 08:38:56 pinky pppd[577]: Using interface ppp0 Sep 16 08:38:56 pinky pppd[577]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS1 Sep 16 08:38:56 pinky pppd[577]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0xffff0221> <pcomp> <accomp>] Sep 16 08:38:59 pinky pppd[577]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0xffff0221> <pcomp> <accomp>] Sep 16 08:38:59 pinky pppd[577]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0xc2 <mru 1500> <asyncmap 0x0> <auth pap> <magic 0x80ff283a> <pcomp> <accomp>] Sep 16 08:38:59 pinky pppd[577]: sent [LCP ConfAck id=0xc2 <mru 1500> <asyncmap 0x0> <auth pap> <magic 0x80ff283a> <pcomp> <accomp>] Sep 16 08:38:59 pinky pppd[577]: rcvd [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0xffff0221> <pcomp> <accomp>] Sep 16 08:38:59 pinky pppd[577]: sent [LCP EchoReq id=0x0 magic=0xffff0221] Sep 16 08:38:59 pinky pppd[577]: sent [PAP AuthReq id=0x1 user="***" password="***"] Sep 16 08:39:02 pinky pppd[577]: sent [PAP AuthReq id=0x2 user="***" password="***"] Sep 16 08:39:03 pinky pppd[577]: rcvd [PAP AuthAck id=0x2 "upap: authenticated"] Sep 16 08:39:03 pinky pppd[577]: Remote message: upap: authenticated Sep 16 08:39:03 pinky pppd[577]: sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x1 <addr 0.0.0.0> <compress VJ 0f 01>] Sep 16 08:39:03 pinky pppd[577]: rcvd [IPCP ConfReq id=0x6b <addr 209.135.79.125> <compress VJ 0f 01>] Sep 16 08:39:03 pinky pppd[577]: sent [IPCP ConfAck id=0x6b <addr 209.135.79.125> <compress VJ 0f 01>] Sep 16 08:39:03 pinky pppd[577]: rcvd [IPCP ConfNak id=0x1 <addr 209.135.79.9>] Sep 16 08:39:03 pinky pppd[577]: sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x2 <addr 209.135.79.9> <compress VJ 0f 01>] Sep 16 08:39:03 pinky pppd[577]: rcvd [IPCP ConfAck id=0x2 <addr 209.135.79.9> <compress VJ 0f 01>] Sep 16 08:39:03 pinky pppd[577]: local IP address 209.135.79.9 Sep 16 08:39:03 pinky pppd[577]: remote IP address 209.135.79.125 When I try to enable diald by filling out the diald.options files as follows: fifo /etc/diald/diald.ctl mode ppp connect "/usr/sbin/chat -f /etc/chatscripts/provider" device /dev/ttyS1 speed 115200 modem lock crtscts local 127.0.0.2 remote 127.0.0.3 dynamic defaultroute pppd-options asyncmap 0 include /etc/diald/standard.filter and running diald from the command line I get a PAP authentication error: Sep 16 08:36:40 pinky diald[527]: Running connect (pid = 534). Sep 16 08:37:07 pinky diald[527]: Running pppd (pid = 535). Sep 16 08:37:07 pinky diald[535]: Running pppd: /usr/sbin/pppd -detach modem crtscts mtu 1500 mru 1500 asyncmap 0 Sep 16 08:37:07 pinky pppd[535]: pppd 2.3.5 started by root, uid 0 Sep 16 08:37:07 pinky pppd[535]: Using interface ppp0 Sep 16 08:37:07 pinky pppd[535]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS1Sep 16 08:37:13 pinky pppd[535]: PAP authentication failure for Sep 16 08:37:14 pinky pppd[535]: Connection terminated. Sep 16 08:37:14 pinky pppd[535]: Hangup (SIGHUP) Sep 16 08:37:14 pinky pppd[535]: Exit. Can anyone tell me what the problem might be? My /etc/chatscripts/provider looks like: ABORT BUSY ABORT "NO CARRIER" ABORT VOICE ABORT "NO DIALTONE" ABORT "NO ANSWER" "" ATZ OK ATDT359-0062 CONNECT \d\c ---- Ken