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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!metro!metro!asstdc.scgt.oz.au!nsw.news.telstra.net!act.news.telstra.net!vic.news.telstra.net!news.mira.net.au!inquo!news.uoregon.edu!xmission!news1.wtn.mci.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!iol!usenet From: sdrumm@iol.ie (Stephen Drumm) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: bsd, ppp, chat, a lamers question Date: Wed, 02 Oct 1996 18:41:48 GMT Organization: Ireland On-Line Lines: 33 Message-ID: <52ucu0$462@nuacht.iol.ie> References: <32513dd2.15256087@news.hol.gr> NNTP-Posting-Host: dialup-185.dublin.iol.ie X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.0.82 sergios@beryl.kapatel.gr (Sergios) wrote: >on a second account I have with some other provider the login sequece >goes like this : >connection is made >user presses carriage return >isp says: Username: >user enters username >ips says: password: >user enters password >the ppp starts. >how do I make this a login sequence with chat? I am very confused. >Freebsd without a ppp connection for me is like fish without >water..... Check the FAQ/Handbook which is installed as html docs on your FreeBSD installation. The PPP section shows how you need to setup a ppp.conf file (there is a sample with an example called simplesite). The example shows the set login dialogue script, which does what you want. If all else fails, man ppp Regards, Stephen Drumm Broadstone, Dublin 7 http://www.iol.ie/~sdrumm sdrumm@iol.ie