Re: [cobalt-users] ADSL modem connection

[Malcolm McLeary <mmcleary@xxxxxxx>]

on 18/5/01 10:03 AM, richwood_lim@xxxxxxxxxx at richwood_lim@xxxxxxxxxx
wrote:

> I'm currently trying to connect our Qube 3 to an ADSL modem, but it doesn't
> seem to work.  Apart from encoding the info on the PPPoE fields, is there
> something that I should configure.

I had a similar experience and received the following advice from Cobalt/Sun
in Aust ...

> The problem seems to be that the Web-based tool only configures a PAP
> password for the connection and leaves the CHAP password file empty. I got
> around the problem by telneting to the qube and following this process:
> 
> cd /etc/ppp
> cp pap-secrets chap-secrets
> 
> This should do the job if ADSL is otherwise correctly configured in the web
> interface. If it isn't, the simplest way to fix the whole thing in one fell
> swoop is to run /usr/sbin/adsl-setup as root. It will ask a couple of
> questions which are asked by the web interface and set up the config files
> properly. When its finished you can run /usr/sbin/adsl-start and Bob's yer
> uncle.

I believe that Cobalt fixed this issue in one of the recent updates, but
I've not confirmed it.

Cheers,  Malcolm


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