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Did you setup the '/etc/mgetty-sendfax/login.conf' file?

The file is commented so you can use it as a reference.

Hello MFCrich ,
only last line is uncommented in the login.conf file

*       -       -       /bin/login @

There is a line (commented out) that starts "/AutoPPP/". This will have to be uncommented but read the comments that preceed it and man pppd to ensure its configured the way you want.

Also you need the full path to the device in inittab:

S0:2345:respawn:/sbin/mgetty -D /dev/ttyS0

Hello MFCRich ,

                 Yes the path was /dev/ttyS0 as you have told , now i got to tell you one intresting thing when we rarely got the connection then the log at the /vat/log/mgetty.log.ttyS0 tells like this

--
04/26 18:10:01 yS0  mgetty: experimental test release 1.1.14-Apr02
04/26 18:11:34 ##### data dev=ttyS0, pid=778, caller='none', conn='38400', name='', cmd='/bin/lo
gin', user='test'    



but when the connection is not made then it tells

--
04/26 18:08:48 yS0  mgetty: experimental test release 1.1.14-Apr02
04/26 18:10:01 ##### failed A_FAIL dev=ttyS0, pid=771, caller='none', conn='', name=''

--


Please Help what does it mean ???

hello ,
 
       when the user login into the ppp server and types the ppp ( where the ppp is the alias of the pppd ) then the log says


04/26 18:39:19 yS0  mgetty: experimental test release 1.1.14-Apr02
04/26 18:40:15 yS0  clean_line: only 500 of 10000 bytes logged
04/26 18:40:15 yS0  clean_line: got too much junk (dev=ttyS0).: Operation not permitted
04/26 18:40:15 ##### data dev=ttyS0, pid=966, caller='none', conn='38400', name='', cmd='/bin/login', user='Gz(N9P_.Bs@8pc$^`Y]i'R{&r{vB'  

hello ,
 
       when the user login into the ppp server and types the ppp ( where the ppp is the alias of the pppd ) then the log says


04/26 18:39:19 yS0  mgetty: experimental test release 1.1.14-Apr02
04/26 18:40:15 yS0  clean_line: only 500 of 10000 bytes logged
04/26 18:40:15 yS0  clean_line: got too much junk (dev=ttyS0).: Operation not permitted
04/26 18:40:15 ##### data dev=ttyS0, pid=966, caller='none', conn='38400', name='', cmd='/bin/login', user='Gz(N9P_.Bs@8pc$^`Y]i'R{&r{vB'  

With this configuration, your client will have to open the terminal windows after modem handshaking, typing username and password to get to shell promt then call pppd to start ppp session. These steps could be done automatically by using script at client side. You can test it yourself!

If you want to use PAP for authentication, the normal and modern way, your options file should be like this:

--------
# configure modem on COM1 for incoming call
lock
/dev/ttyS0
crtstcts
modem

# Specified client IP address. If your network is 192.168.1.x and 192.168.1.100 is available
:192.168.1.100
nodefaultroute
# making PPP client end to be on the same segment as eth0
proxyarp
# Using /etc/passwd database for authentication...
login
# ... via PAP
require-pap

# provide other information for your Windows client like DNS, WINS, etc...
# Assume that DNS and WINS is at 192.168.1.1
ms-dns 192.168.1.1
ms-wins 192.168.1.1
-------------

add pppd in your local.rc so that it will start everytime the server bootup.

If you want to serve on more than 1 COM port, you should remove "/dev/ttySx" in the /etc/ppp/options file, create new "/etc/ppp/options.ttySx", add 1 line

--------
:192.168.1.y
--------

to specified the IP will be provided to client when connected to this port. Then modify the pppd in your local.rc file to "/usr/sbin/pppd /dev/ttySx" where x is the COM port number you want to use. How many port will be, you will need that many pppd startup line for each port.

Hope it help!

oh.... and dont forget to remove/comment out the line

---------
S0:2345:respawn:/sbin/mgetty -D ttyS0
---------

in inittab file. This line is only be used when to want to access to linux box through terminal software (like Hyper Terminal) connected using crossed serial cable

hello ,
       hnminh

     
             I cannot understand the following lines , also as you have told that start the pppd via rc.local file then should client also start the pppd when it gets the terminal window ??

Also please clear me the following line as my dial in server is linux and client is windows . also please tell me whether i should connect with hyperterm or dial up networking .

                     oh.... and dont forget to remove/comment out the line

                     ---------
                     S0:2345:respawn:/sbin/mgetty -D ttyS0
                     ---------

                     in inittab file. This line is only be used when to want to access to linux box through terminal software
                     (like Hyper Terminal) connected using crossed serial cable

#if < 7.3 update w/ppp-2.4.1-3.i386.rpm

adduser [--help] (shell only need if dialup telnet also)
chmod u+s /usr/sbin/pppd

ADD or MODIFY to [path]:

[/etc/inittab]:
#ttyS2 COM3 IRQ5
S2:2345:respawn:/sbin/mgetty ttyS2 -D /dev/ttyS2

[/etc/ppp/options]:
#192.168.0.10 is IP of server
#192.198.0.20 is IP given to host
#192.168.0.1  is IP of gateway / nameserver
lock
auth
login
modem
crtscts
proxyarp
ktune
idle 800
holdoff 200
maxconnect 3200
192.168.0.10:192.168.0.20
ms-dns 192.168.0.1

[/etc/ppp/pap-secrets]:
# Secrets for authentication using PAP
# client        server          secret          IP addresses
accountName     *          "password"     *

[/etc/mgetty+sendfax/login.config]:
/AutoPPP/ -     a_ppp   /usr/sbin/pppd auth -chap +pap login

[/etc/mgetty+sendfax/mgetty.config]:
rings 2
#debug 4
#fax-id 49 115 xxxxxxxx

[/etc/sysconfig/ipchains]:
#if = 7.x
-A input -s 0/0 -d 0/0 -i ppp0 -j ACCEPT

[/etc/modules.conf]:
#if = 7.3
alias ppp-compress-21 slhc

#    *** IN M$WINDOWS ***
Under Server Types check:
Enable software compression
TCP/IP

TCP/IP settings check:
Server assigned IP address
Server assigned name server address

All other unchecked.

NOTE line must be 1st line (add to top).

[/etc/sysconfig/ipchains]:
#if = 7.x
-A input -s 0/0 -d 0/0 -i ppp0 -j ACCEPT

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