mgetty doesn't work with Win95 client

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Hi,

my answer will be brief -- what does the mgetty log file (mgetty -x6)
for an incoming Win95/PPP call show? Without this data, there is 
*NO WAY* to give any meaningful advice.

It should work, yes. Why it doesn't work, I can't say, but the log file
will show us whether it's a mgetty setup problem, or a problem with pppd 
(like "not setting the PPP/PAP passwords in /etc/ppp/papsecrets", see the
pppd man page).

gert


kevinp@iname.com wrote:
> Hi Guys,
> 
> I am running a linux ppp sever and trying to use my Windows95 system to
> connect to my linux server over telephone lines using 56K (server has a
> NewCom 56K modems). I was able connect to linux using uugetty, this
> worked fine except it was not automated. Upon modems connection I had to
> login manually in a terminal window and press F7 to fire-up ppp.
> 
> >From reading the news groups I found mgetty can automate this process, so
> I downloaded the latest mgetty (1.1.9-Aug) and recomplied it with
> AutoPPP option, and configured the login.config file accordingly. Now
> here are the problems that I'm having:
> 
> 1) I keep getting an error from INIT in the console saying: INIT:S2:
> ERROR: respawnd: too fast: disabled for 5 minutes.
> 
> 2) in syslog file says: Authentications failed for Kevin. Or some error in
> that nature. I'm sure the password that I'm providing in W95 is
> correct... I use this password to login manually with uugetty. AND on the
> Windows95 side a message box says that the server did not authorize and
> to check the password.
> 
> 3) In the mgetty log file, there are entries saying: it could not init
> chat or it failed, then it says, forces the init and it gets an OK.
> 
> 4) In mgetty log file, here is a warning about it could find file
> "modem". Is the a modem group that I've to setup? How do I do this?
> 
> 5) Last, but not least, after I dial in the first time to the linux
> server and mgetty picks up then fails and reports all above errors,
> however, mgetty will not even pick up any other calls after the first
> connect unless I reboot linux.
> 
> ....Any ideas will be greatly appreciated... or better yet, if anyone has
> ever gotten mgetty working on a linux server and Windows95 client running
> ppp PLEASE respond, I really could use your help...
> 
> Kevin
> 
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