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  From: Leigh Hart <hart@dotat.com>
  To  : <paul@mawsonlakes.org>
  Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 22:16:06 +1030

Re: Help with Linux ADSL required!

G'day Paul,

Paul Schulz <pschulz@foursticks.com.au> wrote:
> 
> Can anyone help?
> Currently I'm trying to set up an ADSL connection with BigPond.

Not surprising, they don't support Linux (support=offer helpdesk
support, advice, configuration information, etc for ADSL).

What do you expect from the world class australian leader in
telecommunications and internet access services?

> Using Roaring Penguin (current verson).. installs fine..
> but 
> >DEBUG=1 adsl-start
> reports that the authentication is failing.
> 
> Is anyone else with bigpond, and know what the appropriate
> string is to use in 'pap-secrets' (assuming that they use 
> pap).

They don't use pap.

Step one, configure your ppp/pppd to use chap - then edit your
chap-secrets file - create an entry for ppp@shastanets.com (not
ppp@shasternets.com) with your password with it.  Also include
your own username@bigpond with the same password in that file.

Next set the hostname/username in your ppp/pppd config to be
"yourusername@bigpond" (sans quotes).

> Some of the documentation alludes to using 'user@vic.bigpond.net.au'
> as the user id.  

It's wrong.  username@bigpond is the correct login format - that
should have been provided to you by your Telstra ADSL installer
along with your password.

> Looking at the debug messages, I saw a request from
> 'ppp@shasternets.com' for a CHAP authentication request.

That's an incoming chap request - CHAP is a two-way authentication
handshake, this example is CHAP in one of its simplest forms, that
is, it is expecting your password to work for it on your system.

Bizarre, but true.

> Any ideas?

Yes, plenty.

But I must say I'm kinda miffed that by answering this question
I am by consequence supporting one of my employer's customer's
competitor's customers.  (what a mouthful).

Gee, that's how its supposed to work, I remember now :/

Well, you get what you pay for, I guess, someone should make sure
this message gets archived, I ain't answering it twice.

Cheers

Leigh (needs a holiday, is taking one now! "see" you all in a fortnight)
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