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Setup SCO PPP for windows 9x clients
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Annihilannic
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Have you tried anything yet? man pppd might be a good place to start. Annihilannic.
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Yes, I've already installed PPP on SCO and configured a dynamic incoming. I also configured my external modem a USR Sportster 2880 FAX MODEM on SCO. It's also the same MODEM I use on the Windows 9x client. Wheneve I dial the SCO PPP from Windows 9x DUN client it does not connect but it connects via client terminal (eg. Hyperterminal). If I examine /usr/sysadm/syslog, there's no details there.
Annihilannic
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What happens when connect via Hyperterminal; does it prompt you for PPP username and/or password? If so you might need to set up a login script. According to the ppp(ADM) man page it should display "SCO OpenServer PPP" when you connect.
I'm just guessing here; I've never set this up either! Annihilannic.
I'm just guessing here; I've never set this up either! Annihilannic.
sburleson
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- Oct 14, 2002
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I know that in order to get the Windows side to work, I would have to manually enter the username and password from a terminal window (not the dial up networking box). To do this, just check "Bring up terminal windows after dialing" from the modem configuration box. You will then enter the username and password that you have set up to use the /usr/lib/ppp/ppp shell.
Looking at other notes that I have on the setup process:
Create a user that has /usr/lib/ppp/ppp as a shell. This user and its password is the one you will above.
Our entry in /etc/ppphosts looks like the following:
*fveppp idle=10 reqtmout=3 conf=10 term=2 nak=10 mru=296 noipaddr local=pppserver remote=pppclient
fveppp is our user name and pppserver and pppclient are entries in /etc/hosts where we put the IP addresses that we wish to assign them. I know there are ways to use /etc/ppppool to do the latter step, but that is not necessary for our application with SCOPPP.
Looking at other notes that I have on the setup process:
Create a user that has /usr/lib/ppp/ppp as a shell. This user and its password is the one you will above.
Our entry in /etc/ppphosts looks like the following:
*fveppp idle=10 reqtmout=3 conf=10 term=2 nak=10 mru=296 noipaddr local=pppserver remote=pppclient
fveppp is our user name and pppserver and pppclient are entries in /etc/hosts where we put the IP addresses that we wish to assign them. I know there are ways to use /etc/ppppool to do the latter step, but that is not necessary for our application with SCOPPP.
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