Re: MTNL is anti-linux, it seems.

["Srikrishnan Chitoor" <krishnan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Sourav:

I had a problem with another ISP. The problem seems to be similar. I am
going to outline what I did with that ISP. try the same stuff with MTNL and
let me know if it works.

The basic scenario:

(a) The authentication is done with LOGIN as well as PAP. Windows 95 handles
this scenario well. I don't really know why ISP's do this, but I think they
have a false sense of security when they do both.
(b) All you have to do is basically configure the linux system for LOGIN.
(c) In addition to that, leave the pap-secrets file with the correct
password and account.
(d) Now, linux will use LOGIN to authenticate and then once pppd starts
sending LCP requests, it will transmit the account and password. This will
authenticate using PAP.

Let me know,
- -Krishnan.
- -----Original Message-----
From: Sourav Sachin <sachin@xxxxxxxx>
To: linux-india@xxxxxxxxx <linux-india@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Saturday, July 24, 1999 12:09 PM
Subject: MTNL is anti-linux, it seems.


>Hi !! guys,
>I am really fed up with mtnl's server's behaviour.
>pppd running on my linux-box is smoothly connecting to vsnl
>account whereas gives errors when connecting to my mtnl account.
>following are the relevant extract from my system log.
>
>Jul 24 09:57:16 dolphin pppd[623]: Serial connection established.
>Jul 24 09:57:17 dolphin pppd[623]: Using interface ppp0
>Jul 24 09:57:17 dolphin pppd[623]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS0
>Jul 24 09:57:47 dolphin pppd[623]: LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
>Jul 24 09:57:47 dolphin pppd[623]: Connection terminated.
>Jul 24 09:57:47 dolphin pppd[623]: Receive serial link is not 8-bit
>clean:
>Jul 24 09:57:47 dolphin pppd[623]: Problem: all had bit 7 set to 0
>Jul 24 09:57:48 dolphin pppd[623]: Exit.
>
>I tried enabling pap then chap and all the combination. The connection
>is
>too moody. It connects whenever it wants and with the same settings does
>
>not connect the next time. However, it always connects when connecting
>thru Microsoft Windows.
>
>Please check out if anyone of you have a stable solution for this
>problem.
>
>Sachin (Metro CyberFax Services Private Limited).
>
>
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