PPP trouble In FreeBSD

[Jorge]

Hi I wan't learn how to set up ppp in FreeBSD and connect to my isp. Could some one refer me to a tuturial on what I need in the chatscript,options,pap-secrets,up and down files or tell me? Thanks alot!

[dieselboy]

check out potomacanglers.com/freebsd. they have great message board and ppp tutorials as well

lates

dieselboy

[Jorge]

Hey thanks for the reply. I'll go check that out right now.

[Jorge]

I did everything in the tuturial and checked it twice but, I get these errors-
# ppp
Working in interactive mode
Using interface: tun0
Warning: Bad label in /etc/ppp/ppp.conf (line 9) - missing colon
Dec 1 05:20:51 ppp[12306]: Warning: Bad label in /etc/ppp/ppp.conf (line 9) - missing colon
ppp ON > load /etc/ppp/ppp.conf
Warning: Bad label in /etc/ppp/ppp.conf (line 9) - missing colon
Warning: Bad label in /etc/ppp/ppp.conf (line 10) - missing colon
Warning: Bad label in /etc/ppp/ppp.conf (line 11) - missing colon
Warning: Bad label in /etc/ppp/ppp.conf (line 12) - missing colon
Warning: Bad label in /etc/ppp/ppp.conf (line 13) - missing colon
Warning: Bad label in /etc/ppp/ppp.conf (line 14) - missing colon
Warning: Bad label in /etc/ppp/ppp.conf (line 15) - missing colon
Warning: Bad label in /etc/ppp/ppp.conf (line 16) - missing colon
Warning: Bad label in /etc/ppp/ppp.conf (line 17) - missing colon
Warning: Bad label in /etc/ppp/ppp.conf (line 18) - missing colon
Warning: Bad label in /etc/ppp/ppp.conf (line 19) - missing colon
Warning: Bad label in /etc/ppp/ppp.conf (line 20) - missing colon
Warning: Bad label in /etc/ppp/ppp.conf (line 21) - missing colon
Warning: /etc/ppp/ppp.conf: Configuration label not found
Warning: load: Failed 1
This is what is in my /etc/ppp/ppp.conf file
################################################## ###############
# PPP Sample Configuration File
# Originally written by Toshiharu OHNO
# Simplified 5/14/1999 by wself@cdrom.com
#
# $FreeBSD: src/etc/ppp/ppp.conf,v 1.2 1999/08/27 23:24:08 peter Exp $
################################################## ###############
default:
set log Phase Chat LCP IPCP CCP tun command
set device /dev/cuaa0
set speed 115200
set dial "ABORT BUSY ABORT NO\sCARRIER TIMEOUT 5 "" AT OK-AT-OK ATE1Q0M0 OK \dATDT\T TIMEOUT 40 CONNECT"
set redial 3 10
disable pred1
deny pred1
disable lqr
deny lqr
set authname username
set authkey password
set phone *70,5555555
set timeout 600
Any suggestions or do I have to keep using kppp(ugh)forever lol. Thanks

[sapient]

I've never used ppp without a remote file such as

ppp -r you

this file is usualy something like /etc/ppp/uucp/Systems.conf or something sorry for inaccurcies but I dont have a copy of ppp on my slack box.

missing colon looks like you need to seperate fields like in /etc/passwd (example)

certianly you havent had enough fun with this, have you.

[configure]

KPPP on KDE2 is nice, infact there are other ppp dialing utility too, but I don't know if they'll work on FreeBSD or not. Check out http://freshmeat.net http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/biggrin.gif

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..and Bill Gate said, "Just a few billions bugs, aint that nice?"

[BRT]

Here is my ppp.conf file *almost* verbatim. I'm using a random number as an isp, but notice how I squeezed the number in where it says "isp's#here". I don't know why, but this is the only way I ever got connected. This also has the required arguments to use IP aliasing. Hope this helps.


################################################## ###############
# PPP Sample Configuration File
# Originally written by Toshiharu OHNO
# Simplified 5/14/1999 by wself@cdrom.com
#
# $FreeBSD: src/etc/ppp/ppp.conf,v 1.2 1999/08/27 23:24:08 peter Exp $
################################################## ###############

default:

#
# Make sure that "device" references the correct serial port
# for your modem. (cuaa0 = COM1, cuaa1 = COM2)
#

set device /dev/cuaa0

set log Phase Chat LCP IPCP CCP tun command
set speed 115200
set dial "ABORT BUSY ABORT NO\\sCARRIER TIMEOUT 5 \"\" AT OK-AT-OK ATE1Q0 OK \\dATDT\(b)isp's#here(\b)T TIMEOUT 40 CONNECT"
set authname btong@mindspring.com
set authkey 59876
set timeout 120
set ifaddr 10.0.0.1/0 10.0.0.2/0 255.255.255.0 0.0.0.0
add default HISADDR
enable dns
alias enable yes
papchap:

#
# edit the next three lines and replace the items in caps with
# the values which have been assigned by your ISP.
#

set phone
set authname BTONG@MINDSPRING.COM
set authkey 59876
~


[This message has been edited by BRT (edited 01 December 2000).]

[sapient]

didnt note this before but are those spaces insted of _ in your

set_device

or

add_route

Ive done the like where you do just as the book or man page gives examples ,yet it needed to "" or '' your input or something like that.

it sounds like a error you get right away without lights flashing on your modem or anything right ?

I also noted the line numbers for your errors that referd to lines that exceed the 17 in your ppp.conf... something doesnt seem right there for sure.


[This message has been edited by sapient (edited 02 December 2000).]

[Jorge]

Thanks for all the replys from everyone =) I was wondering if anyone knows a program for the console in FreeBSD to dialup to my isp? I will be getting cable soon and I know how to set that up so I will only need the program temporary. Thanks