Re: (PM) Odd PPP negotiation behavior (fwd)

MegaZone (megazone@megazone.org)
Sat, 17 Apr 1999 08:50:57 -0700 (PDT)

Once upon a time Jake Messinger shaped the electrons to say...
>Didnt know this. It makes sense now. THe gandalf is asking for something the
>PM doesnt wanna do and the PM suggests that the Gandalf try CHAP?

Right, The Gandalf asks for PAP, the PM NAK's it and suggests CHAP. The
Gandalf agrees - but it fails later because the configuration on the PM isn't
there to do it.

>It would be like me calling someone, asking who they are and forcing them to
>PROVE who they were by them giving me their social security # or some other
>item that the caller doesnt really know, but wants to in the case of a
>hacker.

Yep.

-MZ

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