On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 10:12 PM, patrick keshishian pkesh...@gmail.com wrote:
I have been struggling to figure out how to make ppp initiate
negotiation unsuccessfully. Can someone help me with a simple ppp.conf
that does a 'set device !/path/to/some/prog' that will initiate
negotiation? I have a prog that waits for input from stdin and logs
any input into a /tmp/logfile, but ppp doesn't seem to be spitting
anything out. When I type dial at the ppp-prompt the prog is
executed but ppp isn't sending it any data.
A simple ppp.conf and command line ppp invocation and any ppp commands
at the ppp-prompt would be most helpful.
A kind soul replied privately and gave me a very bare-bones example
that helped me figure out my mistake.
I've been messing with different ppp.conf settings for three evenings
now. I started out reading ppp.conf.sample, and I misunderstood the
sample section with ssh and was using openmode passive. The comment
Passive mode allows ssh plenty of time to establish the connection
threw me off. I read it to mean gives the program enough time to
establish connection with peer before ppp starts doing its thing. The
man page is very clear about this option, however.
Thank you again!
--patrick
