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  From: nik [tm] <tmcruisin@sond.com.au>
  To  : <mwestern@affairs.net.au>
        <linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au>
  Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 15:48:39 +0930

Re: 7.2 Dial Up PPPD Server Stuffed?

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&threadm=linux.ppp.F832b0Jpc05IXgThLoF0
0003d2c%40hotmail.com&rnum=2&prev=/groups%3Fq%3DIPCP:%2Btimeout%2Bsending%2B
Config-Requests%2Bpppd%26hl%3Den%26scoring%3Dd%26selm%3Dlinux.ppp.F832b0Jpc0
5IXgThLoF00003d2c%2540hotmail.com%26rnum%3D2

apparently redhat broke ppd in 7.2,
<quote>
Redhat broke pppd in 7.2. Get the fixed version from
ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/rawhide/i386/RedHat/RPMS/ppp-2.4.1-3.i386.rp
m
</quote>

nik [tm]

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthew Western" <mwestern@affairs.net.au>
To: <linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au>
Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 3:49 PM
Subject: 7.2 Dial Up PPPD Server Stuffed?


> Hi People,
> I'm trying to get ppp version 2.4.1 that is bundled with redhat 7.2 discs
> going to act as a dial up server for windows clients using PAP.  I've
worked
> thru a couple of howtos and the the best one seems to be
> http://www.gue-tech.org/unix/ppp/sol_autoppp.html .
>
> I've almost go it going i think as it's at the stage where it verifies
> username password, but it stays there for about 30 secs and drops.  the
> error log entry that is relivant is (full error log at bottom of message):
>
> Apr  3 12:17:20 dial pppd[1050]: IPCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
> Apr  3 12:17:21 dial pppd[1050]: Hangup (SIGHUP)
>
> I've (actually my linux friend) found a message on the redhat list for a
way
> around it but fails at step 5 with the message 'No such file or directory'
> (way to fix is also at the bottom of message).  so rather than bash my
head
> against my keyboard any longer i thought i'd ask the gurus...
>
> Do i need to downgrade to 2.4.0 to get things working?
> Regards
> Matthew
>
> ------------------Fix 2.4.1-------------------
> (Grab the src rpm from here)
> ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/redhat/7.2/en/os/i386/SRPMS/ppp-2.4.1-2.src.rpm
>
> (i didn't have this problem but its running on RH 6.2 still, this seems
> to be RH 7.2 only.......)
>
> >
> > >As far I could find, there is no new ppp version to install, so,
> > >must I downgrade to PPP 2.4.0?
> >
> > =======================
> > 1) grab the .src.rpm file that corresponds to your ppp.  (As of the
> >    time I did it, that was ppp-2.4.1-2.src.rpm)
> > 2) type "rpm -Uvh ppp*.src.rpm" to put the pieces where Red Hat likes
> >    to compile them.
> > 3) change to the /usr/src/redhat/SPECS directory
> > 4) edit /usr/src/redhat/SPEC/ppp.spec and remove the cbcp patches.
> >    (There will be 4 lines that you need to delete.  All were pretty
> >    obvious.)
> > 5) type "rpm -ba ppp.spec"
> > 6) with any luck, it will create
> >           /usr/src/redhat/SRPMS/ppp-2.4.1-2.src.rpm
> >    and    /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/ppp-2.4.1-2.i386.rpm
> > 7) change to the /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386 directory
> > 8) type either "rpm -Uvh --force ppp*.rpm"
> >    or "rpm -e ppp" then "rpm -Uvh ppp*.rpm"
> >
> > DISCLAIMER: That worked for me.  Your milage may vary.  Contents may
> > settle upon shipping. Void where prohibited by law.
>
> Messages log ------------------
> [root@dial log]# more error.log
> Apr  3 12:16:47 dial mgetty[1050]: data dev=ttyS1, pid=1050,
caller='none',
> conn
> ='19200', name='', cmd='/usr/sbin/pppd', user='/AutoPPP/'
> Apr  3 12:16:47 dial pppd[1050]: pppd 2.4.1 started by LOGIN, uid 0
> Apr  3 12:16:47 dial pppd[1050]: Using interface ppp0
> Apr  3 12:16:47 dial pppd[1050]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS1
> Apr  3 12:16:47 dial pppd[1050]: Warning - secret file
/etc/ppp/pap-secrets
> has
> world and/or group access
> Apr  3 12:16:50 dial pppd[1050]: Warning - secret file
/etc/ppp/pap-secrets
> has
> world and/or group access
> Apr  3 12:16:50 dial pppd[1050]: user mwestern logged in
> Apr  3 12:17:20 dial pppd[1050]: IPCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
> Apr  3 12:17:21 dial pppd[1050]: Hangup (SIGHUP)
> Apr  3 12:17:21 dial pppd[1050]: Modem hangup
> Apr  3 12:17:21 dial pppd[1050]: Connection terminated.
> Apr  3 12:17:21 dial pppd[1050]: Connect time 0.6 minutes.
> Apr  3 12:17:21 dial pppd[1050]: Sent 310 bytes, received 0 bytes.
> Apr  3 12:17:21 dial pppd[1050]: Exit.
> --------------------------------
>
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