Re: problem with PAP on dial-out connection

Brian 'MegaZone' Bikowicz ((no email))
Thu, 14 Sep 1995 11:28:56 -0700 (PDT)

Once upon a time Bill Hargen shaped the electrons to say...
>negotiation problem. Turning on Portmaster PPP debug (0x51) shows a
>repeating sequence of receiving a LCP CONFIGURE_REQUEST asking for (amongst
>other things) PAP authentication, followed by the Portmaster sending a
>CONFIGURE_NAK suggesting CHAP/MD5 authentication instead. Eventually this
>stops and the call terminates.

Simple answer - we will not honor a PAP request. The only options for outgoing
PPP on a PM is a dial script and CHAP, no PAP.

-MZ

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