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From: david@emeraldis.com (David G. Cannon)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Re: PPP Dialin
Date: Fri, 29 Nov 96 20:06:07 GMT
Organization: Emerald Internet Services
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PAP and CHAP will be included with the next release of BSDI (v.3.0). Until 
then, you have to use scripts if you are using the BSDI box as your terminal 
server.

*David*


In article <01bbd757$761784c0$9a72d9cd@mcp.gtek.com>, "r2" <r2@gtek.com> 
wrote:
>  Does BSDI 2.1 support ppp dialin without scripting on a multiport serial
>  board?
>  
>  I've recently starting using a GTEK multiport serial card with BSDI and I
>  want to 
>  use dialin PPP for test. It works great and so does BSDI but I've found no
>  mention
>  of PPP internally picking up a dialin line and authenticating a user,
>  something similiar
>  to what mgetty does.
>  
>  Thanks in advance for any assistance.
>  
>  Raymond Locatto
>  GTEK inc.
>  r2@gtek.com
>