At 09:56 AM 1/12/1999 +0000, ktb wrote: > Hi, I ran pppconfig some time ago and I could connect to the >internet just fine using "pon." My isp has three dial up numbers and >two were down, one of them was the one I use as my default. I looked at >the pppconfig man page and discovered I could have more than one >account. So I ran pppconfig again and set it up so I could enter "pon >mpool" at the prompt and it should dial the number that wasn't down. >When I tried "pon mpool" I got an error message that there was no >/etc/ppp/peers/mpool file or directory. So I made the file, tried >again, didn't work. Went to the /etc/ppp/peers/binary.net file >(binary.net is my default account) I copied the file and put that >material in the /etc/ppp/peers/mpool file. The file now looks like >this: > >crossyourfingers:/usr/share/afterstep# cat /etc/ppp/peers/mpool ># This file was generated by pppconfig. You can edit the following >lines ># but please do not delete lines or the change the comments or you will ># confuse pppconfig. >noauth #pppconfig_noauth >connect "/usr/sbin/chat -v -f /etc/chatscripts/binary.net" >#pppconfig_connect >debug #pppconfig_debug >/dev/ttyS1 #pppconfig_dev >115200 #pppconfig_speed >defaultroute #pppconfig_route >noipdefault #pppconfig_ipdefault >user ktb #pppconfig_user ># End of pppconfig controlled lines. You can add lines below here >without ># confusing pppconfig. > >I tried changing the line /etc/chatscripts/binary.net to read >/etc/chatscripts/mpool that didn't work. So I am at a loss here. I >have read the pppconfig man page and there is nothing there that I can >see will help me with this problem. My primary isp number for v90/k56 >modems is still down, I finally found the file /etc/chatscrips/provider >and changed the number there to the general modem pool number so I can >get online now but I would still like to set up pppconfig so I can >access the different numbers without having to edit the file. >Thanks, >Kent
I'm a little confused about what you've got, but here's how I understand how things should be. You need two files for each connection, for a total of four files: 1) /etc/ppp/peers/connection_1 2) /etc/chatscripts/connection_1_script 3) /etc/ppp/peers/connection_2 4) /etc/chatscripts/connection_2_script There should be a "connect" line in /etc/ppp/peers/connection_1 that references /etc/chatscripts/connection_1_script (and the same situation for connection_2). The connection_1 and connection_2 files can be the same except for this "connect" (of course, they don't have to be the same). The different phone numbers, usernames, etc are handled in the /etc/chatscripts files. What I'd suggest you do is run pppconfig twice: the first time use the default name for the connection (ie "provider"), and the second time give it a new name (ie "other_account"). This should set everything up correctly. Then to connect to the first account, simply enter "pon". To connect to the second account, enter "pon other_account". You could create/edit the files manually, but since I'm confused about what you've got, I'd suggest just running pppconfig twice to set up the connections. Hope this helps.
