Stan DeWitt wrote:
>
> Let me get in on this thread. I've been having the same problems as Rainer
> Lindenmaier (and many others). I have installed Linux Mandrake 7 on three
> PCs. I can't get KPPP to start on two of them (don't ask me why it works on
> one of my desktop PC's - an IBM Aptiva with 64MB of RAM and an AMD 300 MHz
> processor with an external modem). On a second desktop PC (Cyrix PR200 with
> 80 MB of RAM and both internal and external modems) the modems dial out,
> connect with the ISP's modem and then I get a message KPPP timed out. I get
> the same message on my Fujitsu C-4235 notebook (AMD K-2 450MHz 64 MB RAM,
> and an internal Linmodem that also dials out, connects and then kppp refuses
> to start. I've added the "noauth" line to the options file. I've even
> installed Kppprpm from a Red Hat 6.2 disk with no success. Does anyone else
> have any ideas? It is really frustrating having a Linux system which really
> depends on the Internet for the latest documentation and updates and not
> being able to connect to the Internet.
>
> - Stan DeWitt
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
> Civileme
> Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2000 6:15 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [newbie] kppp
>
> Rainer Lindenmaier wrote:
> >
> > after made my settings in kppp on new installed LM 7.0 I get connection to
> my
> > IPS (indicatet on the taskpanel) but then comes nothing more. Ping gets
> no
> > answer. I tried all the tips inside kppp-handbook , howtos etc. without
> success.
> > With LM 6.1 there wasn't any probleme.
> > AMD K6 350Mc 64MB Modem: 3com Sportster Flash.
> > Thanks for reply
> >
> > Rainer
>
> I am willing to bet that you set your security level high enough
> that kppp is requiring the remote server to authenticate itself
>
> As root edit /etc/ppp/options and add this line
>
> noauth
>
> and things should start working
>
> Civileme
OK Stan, lets see what your configuration is like on each machine
please post the results of
cat /home/<yourusername>/.kde/share/config/kppprc >
machinename.text
for each of the machines
Civileme
