RE: (PM) Odd PPP negotiation behaviour

Jake Messinger (jake@ams.com)
Sat, 17 Apr 1999 10:34:32 -0500 (CDT)

On Sat, 17 Apr 1999, James Courtier-Dutton wrote:

:Hello Chris
:I think your Gandalf is a bit brain dead here.

I agree, the responses seem out of sequence.
:It keeps sending LCP requests with the wrong ID.
:It looks to me that the Gandalf is resending LCP requests because it does
:not hear the replies in time. If it does this, it should use the same ID as
:the previous one. It should only change the ID if it receives a reply to the

That seems to make sense, otherwise each newly numbered request/response
looks like a new issue to the PM 3.

:replies with a PAP Ack. The problem lies in the CHAP challenge the Gandalf
:sends the PM3. You need to stop the CHAP challenge. I think the Gandalf is

I dont see why his Gandalf is coming back with a CHAP, unless it timed out
to get an ACK for pap.

Just a question, is he supposed to be getting that multilink info?

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