Hello, all. I'm a Linux user w/ a really annoying problem with my ISP. pro-ns is my ISP. I can use a Minicom script to dial up and type in my username and password. After this, I've been manually Ctrl-A Q'ing out and startin pppd. This is getting really old. Chat doesn't work. Whenever I log on, I can connect but I can't get chat to find a login prompt. Apparently, PAP kicks in if I'm using chat. So I modified the chat script to connect only and let pppd take over. Then pppd interacts w/ the other server PAP-style and I have password / authentication problems. Below is a log of pppd's output, along with the contents of various files. THe thing that confuses me is that I've got the password correct and that I can log in properly using Minicom and pppd. Here's what happens: ... Serial connection established. Using interface ppp0 Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/modem sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <pcomp> <accomp>] rcvd [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <pcomp> <accomp>] rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <mru 1500> <asyncmap 0x0> <auth pap> <pcomp> <accomp>] sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <mru 1500> <asyncmap 0x0> <auth pap> <pcomp> <accomp>] sent [LCP EchoReq id=0x0 magic=0x0] sent [PAP AuthReq id=0x1 user="bubu" password=<hidden>] rcvd [LCP EchoRep id=0x0 magic=0x0] rcvd [PAP AuthNak id=0x1 "!Error 20 Incorrect account or user ID.\r\n" 00 00] Remote message: !Error 20 Incorrect account or user ID.^M^J PAP authentication failed sent [LCP TermReq id=0x2 "Failed to authenticate ourselves to peer"] rcvd [LCP TermAck id=0x2 "Failed to authenticate ourselves to peer"] Connection terminated. Here's what I run to connect: /usr/sbin/pppd /dev/modem 115200 call pro-ns Here's what's in /etc/ppp/peers/pro-ns: debug connect 'chat -Evs -f /etc/ppp/pro-ns.chat -T 612-252-2003' kdebug 7 name bubu noauth nodetach nomagic Here's what's in /etc/ppp/pap-secrets (slightly modified): bubu * passwd * I didn't actually type "passwd"... It's my actual password, no punctuation or anything. I've also tried that w/ no 4th entry (bubu * passwd) with the same result. And, finally, here's /etc/ppp/options: crtscts defaultroute hide-password ktune lcp-echo-failure 4 lcp-echo-interval 30 lock modem usepeerdns There's an /etc/ppp/options.dist, but no other options* files. What the devil is going on? This problem has annoyed me for a long, long time. :( Thanks in advance for your help. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/