L. D. Best wrote:
>Cristian,
>
>Two things:
>
> Write down what the screen says at that 56K line, so you can
>attempt to get a new *valid* login script into Arachne.cfg ...
I was really prepared to do that two weeks ago... but to my very surprise
the login prompt had gone! This way, they had disabled any kind of manual
or script login.
Right now when I'm dialing, the PPP gibberish appears at the very moment
the modem connects.
I have already found the solution to this problem. Obviously I have the
"show terminal" box on the dialer's page unchecked, and in the PPP setup
page the PAP username and password textboxes filled in with my account's
name and password.
This way Arachne (in fact EPPPD) uses PAP to authentificate. (see below)
The relevant lines in arachne.cfg are:
[dialer]
DialPage file:ppp_init.htm
Dialer @MINITERM.EXE>PPP.LOG
TerminalWindow @MINITERM.EXE
UseTerminal No
<snip>
PhoneNumber 3035500
Autologin No
<snip>
PPPusername dhptech
PPPpassword ****************
[tcp/ip]
IP_Address PPP
IP_Grab IP address set to
NameServer 213.154.128.1
AltNameServer 213.154.128.2
Gateway 0.0.0.0
AltGateway 0.0.0.0
Netmask 0.0.0.0
TCPconfig PPPTCP.CFG
I have also checked the PPP.LOG file.(this is cleared when Arachne hangs up
the phone). It's a log file generated automatically by Miniterm.
MINITERM 1.65 - external dialer for PPP/SLIP drivers. (c)2000 Arachne
Labs.
* Reading configuration file E:\ARACHNE\ARACHNE.CFG
* Initializing modem. Press <Esc> to abort.
ATZ
OK
* Dialing 3035500. Press <Esc> to abort.
ATDP,3035500
CONNECT 115200
* Leaving MINITERM and trying SLIP/PPP. Press <Ctrl>+<Pause> to
abort.
PPPD status: IP address set to 213.154.159.46
No need for BOOTP (AFAIK this is used on LAN). On the contrary, PPP is a
"carrier" transporting data via modems between two points *only*; namely
you and your ISP dial-up gateway. Actually, if BOOTP is needed, it would be
performed by the dial-up gateway towards the ISP's BOOTP host and the
results should come to you via PPP as your assigned IP.
PAP means "Password Authentification Protocol" and it is also carried up
via PPP. It is a secure alternative to the manual and script logins, which
are plain ASCII sequences, transmitted via modem as they are, offering
absolutely.no kind of security. PAP should work with *any* real ISP, as it
is nowadays the default option for Win9x dialers. (in fact win9x dialers
don't really mention anything about it, so, the average win user hasn't
ever heard about it although he's using PAP every time he logs into the
Internet). Remarcably, those dialers allow you to use the manual login or
to login via some script, if they are configured to do so.
Cristian Burneci
