[ILUG] PPPD problem.

[Paul J Collins]

>>>>> "GM" == Gavin McCullagh <gavinmcc at netsoc.ucd.ie> writes:

    >> Potato's kernel is 2.2.  There are packages for 2.2.18pre21 in
    >> stable, but I don't know if it's a default; 2.2r0 uses
    >> 2.2.17pre6.  If Debian shipped 2.4, you can be sure that they
    >> would have all required packages set as depends for the kernel
    >> package.  They tend not to miss things like that.

    GM> That's correct, I'm (as yet) just using the stock 2.2 kernel.
    GM> I have source for a 2.4 kernel, but havn't had time to compile
    GM> it yet.

2.4 works great on potato so long as you have packages at least as new
as those listed in linux/Documentation/CHANGES.

    >> In any case, I'm pretty sure the problem is that CHAP needs to be
    >> turned on.

    GM> As I said, I'm not so good on ppp as yet.  I thought PAP was
    GM> what indigo used.  What do I need to change?

I don't have a PPP Debian box to hand at the moment, but as I recall,
if you go into pppconfig and edit the connection, the options for PAP
and CHAP are very close together.

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