[ILUG] re: Eircom subscription connection

[Jak]

looks like your CHAP & PAP format is wrong which is why it
complains - you are missing fourth field = asterisk
which should specify what IP address ranges are on
this nework you are logging onto ). 

/etc/ppp/pap-secrets
#Client		Server	Secret		IP
username	*	password	*

/etc/ppp/chap-secrets
#Client		Server	Secret		IP
username	*	password	*
*	username	password	*

Note "pairs" for chap-secrets
If you have multiple dial-up accounts, you will need
to differentiate between servers i.e. not use an asterisk
in Server field, use any <label> instead and pass option
 	use <label>   to pppd

Try passing usepeerdns option to pppd,
so that you get told what DNS servers to use ( may
need to check whether your pppd supports this )

		rfjak at eircom.net

Message: 24
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2000 21:51:38 EDT
From: Nny <fvacuum at yahoo.com>
To: ilug at linux.ie
Reply-To: fvacuum at yahoo.com
Subject: [ILUG] Eircom subscription connection


I went to Eircom's eircom.net pages and signed up for an internet
connection, hoping this would save me some money. Temporary
madness, I'm sure.

All the free ISPs I've tried work, including the service from Eircom
themselves, but when using the 1891 number, I don't get any DNS.
I'm using kernel 2.4.0-test1, XIsp 2.6p1 and pppd 2.4.0b2.
My logs say CHAP authentication failed; both my chap and pap secret
files contain <username>, <tab>, <asterisk>, <tab>, <password>.

Should I go for Esat's £20 pedr month/all free service? Is there
Any way to activate that thing from Linux?