How to write a PPP script to dial ISP with the telephone number and username.

Remove the 'name:'  'xxxx' from the chat script

Instead modify /etc/ppp/options and /etc/ppp/pap-secrets or /etc/ppp/chap-secrets to include your username and password (blank).
See http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-HOWTO/PPP-HOWTO.html#PAP for details

Thanks drelectro, I will try this tommorrow in the lab. If it works I will be happy to accept this as answer.

 bye.

Hi ,
 
 Instead of giving username in the chat script file I modified in /etc/ppp/options and /etc/ppp/pap-secrets.
And my etc/ppp/option file look like

   lock

and my /etc/ppp/ppp-secrets  look like

  name  eplus
  word


and I started the script like this

pppd -d connect 'chat -v -f /etc/ppp/chat-isp' /dev/ttyS1 115200 crtscts novj modem noipdefault defaultroute user eplus

but when I see in the var/log/messages I find the following and it is telling modem Hang,


localhost chat (3449):   ATD+49177123100   where + is number
localhost chat (3449):   CONNECT
localhost chat (3449):   -- got it
localhost chat (3449):   send (^M)
localhost pppd(3448):   Serial Connection established.
localhost pppd(3448):   Using interface ppp0
localhost pppd(3448):   connect: ppp0 <---> /dev/ttyS1
localhost /etc/hotplug/net.agent:   assuming ppp0 is already up´
localhost pppd(3448):   Hangup (SIGHUP)
localhost pppd(3448):   Modem hangup
localhost pppd(3448):   Connection terminated.
localhost /etc/hotplug/net.agent:   NET unregister event not supported
localhost : Exit


and sometimes it says

localhost chat (3501):   ATD+49177123100   where + is number
localhost chat (3501):   NO CARRIER
localhost chat (3501):   -- failed
localhost chat (3501):   Failed (NO CARRIER)
localhost pppd(3500):   Connect script failed
localhost pppd(3500):   Exit

Please help me how to rectify this problem. It`s urgent.

Dinesh.

Hi drelectro,
so nice of u ur replying to my quesitons.

your answer :

name eplus  
should be placed in the options file rather than the password file

+++++++++++

yeah tried this even but didn´t get the connection and let me know what is password file , is this the same  pap-secrets file.

your answer :

eplus * word
Should be placed in /etc/ppp/pap-secrets

++++++++++++++++

I understand what is eplus * , but why word , As I told you before that I don`t need to give password as I don`t have any to dial Eplus.

please rectify this problem, I wasted almost entier two days for this and didn`t succeded.

what if I do if the other end hangs me it means I don`t have  any possibility to make a connection.

And one more thing do u know the phonenumber, username and password to make GSM connection to vodafone(D2). please let me know if u know.

give me ur mail ID for further help.

Dinesh.

Ah sorry, you're quite right you did mention that.

Try
eplus *


Yes by password file I mean pap-secrets or chap-secrets

Hi drelectro,

 I have done every possibility u told me , but didn`t succeeded and getting the same messages in var/log/messages. I don`t know where is the problem. Can u advice me what went wrong.

please help me out in this worst situation.

bye,
Dinesh.

Hi agian drelectro,

  I tried using the same scripts for dialing vodafone with D2 simcard and to my surprise it worked fine. May I know why it is not working with Eplus with Eplus simcard. i fail to understand what changes I have to do in order to work via Eplus.

script file contains for dialing :

pppd -d connect 'chat -v -f /etc/ppp/chat-isp' /dev/ttyS1 115200 crtscts novj modem noipdefault defaultroute user eplus

and the contents of chat-isp file looks like this

 'ABORT' 'NO CARRIER'
 'ABORT' 'NO DIALTONE'
 'ABORT' 'ERROR'
 'ABORT' 'NO ANSWER'
 'ABORT' 'BUSY'
 'ABORT' 'USERNAME/PASSWORD Incorrect'

' '  'ATZ'
' '  'ATE1'
'OK'  'ATD+++++++'          (where ++++++ stands for phone number of ISP)
'CONNECT'  ' '

And my etc/ppp/option file look like

   lock
   name eplus

and my /etc/ppp/ppp-secrets  look like

 eplus *

so please tell me why it is not working with Eplus but working fine with Vodafone.

That's great news !!
Looks like vodafone don't care what username and passowrd you use.

Maybe we've got a little out of step.

is "eplus" the username you were given to use with the ISP that does not require a password?

Or is eplus the name of the service itself?