Hi,
it seems you are all confused with what i said.
I am not trying to setup a ppp server.
I am trying to login into my server(PPP server)
(dialout). Here iam just a client, please note that.
All the replies i got are saying some thing about
server info only.
i think i made myself clear atleast now.
thanks for your replies.
Madhu P
On Tue, 19 Sep 2000, Eddie Strohmier wrote:
> With RH 4.2 all the way up to RH 6.0 I have been using ppp as a dial IN type
> server. This was in my ISP days till I sold out. But it can be used for dial
> in just need to configure /etc/inittab, /etc/ppp/options,
> /etc/mgetty+sendfax/login.conf.
>
> I think I hit all the files. Has been about 5 months since I set one up.
>
>
> Eddie Strohmier
>
>
> From: "John Aldrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 2:09 PM
> Subject: Re: PPP not logging in - Help:Urgent
>
>
> > On Tue, 19 Sep 2000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > > hi,
> > >
> > > now iam fully confused and gave up trying it myself.
> > >
> > > the problem is that iam trying to log into my server
> > >
> > > using PPP. for this, it requires me to start ppp on
> > >
> > > the server using the account 'ppp' at the server.
> > >
> > > so i tried to place that in 'ppp-on' script.
> > >
> > > it looked like :
> > >
> > [mega-snip]
> > > i never got any prompt at all.....
> > >
> > > i read so many FAQ's and checked many mailing lists also, and got
> > > confused much and cannot go further on it on my own.
> > >
> > > so i decided to get some help from some gurus' out there.
> > >
> > > and i hope atleast somebody will help me.
> > >
> > > i got completely messed up with these.
> > >
> > Ok. I'll admit, I'm COMPLETELY out of my league here, but I *think*
> > pppd is for dialing OUT only, not for answering incoming calls. I
> > think you will have to investigate this some more as I'm not sure how
> > you set up to answer the phone and do authentication, etc. However,
> > I'm *pretty* sure (especially after glancing at the pppd man page)
> > that ppp is for dial-OUT only.
> > John
> >
> >
> >
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