[TFN-help] Re: PPP How-To

[Kenneth Alan Boyd Ramsay]

On Thu, 15 Aug 2002 help@torfree.net wrote:
> On Wed, 14 Aug 2002, Michael J. Morris wrote:
>
>
> > I thought TFN-Help was the obvious place to look, but it didn't help with
> > the PPP problem.  Maybe running another list on producing documentation
> > is a good idea, and the final documentation can be posted to TFN-Help and
>
> > TFN-Hints.
> >
> > I'm willing to test QNX.  I haven't been able to get it to work with any
>
> I'm copying in Boyd Ramsay who I mentioned was working on this. Thanks for
> the offer, Boyd.

I tried the PAP/CHAP option - it just appears to use the "emptyscript",
so it failed.

My problem seems to be that QNX presents a default window to configure a
login script (which I happened to call "tfn":

  Wait For:           Reply With:              Status:
  "ogin"                $USER                  Logging in
  "ssword"              $PASSWORD

and another window to enter my username and password.

modifying this to:

  Wait For:            Reply With:             Status:
  "ame:"                 $USER                 Logging in
  "ssword:"              $PASSWORD

fails at "username:", regardless of whether there is a colon or 1, 2, or 3
spaces after the colon.

Interestingly, the "Compuserve" option seems to work after modification,
at least as far as replying with my userid
"\P32CIS\r\P32cx555/GO:PPPCONNECT" - but on the NEXT line
- causing it to fail before "password:":
Original (default):
  Wait For:            Reply With:              Status:
  \                       \P1E                  Logging in
  "ame:"      \P32CIS\r\P32$USER/GO:PPPCONNECT
  "word:"              \P32$PASSWORD

by modifying to:

  Wait For:            Reply With:              Status:
  \                       \P1E                  Logging in
  "ame:"                  $USER
  "word:"                 $PASSWORD

it seems to work, as I can see the screens go by, until it gets to
"press any key to continue", where it times out at 30 seconds and says
"script failed".

Perhaps someone who is using PPP can give me a clue as to how to configure
this.  Watching how this works when I attempt to dialup, I can't get it
past this stage.

> > ISP.  I think the problem is on my end, possibly a conflict between the
> > modem and the serial mouse.

It is awkward, but not impossible to work with no mouse at all.  As in
Windows, you can use "hotkeys".  If <Alt> and the underlined letter
doesn't work, <Tab> and <Shift>-<Tab> will let you highlight a button, and
then press <Enter>.  At the PAP/CHAP window, <Tab> followed by the down
arrow will let you select other options, such as "manual" - which works
in text mode. <Ctrl>-<Esc> is equivalent to pressing the QNX button to
access the main menu.  <Alt>-<Esc> swaps windows.

> >                            From what I've seen of the QNX demo on a LAN,
> > it's impressive, a full graphical environment, web browser, and web server
> > all on one floppy, no need to repartition a hard drive, no need to try
> > replacing a bad hard drive in an otherwise useable laptop.  And it's
> > Canadian.  If only I can resolve the conflict on my dial-up box.
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 14 Aug 2002, Chris F.A. Johnson wrote:
> >
> > > On Wed, 14 Aug 2002 help@torfree.net wrote:
> > >
> > > > I think we need another list for documentation.
> > >
> > > 	Would one of the mailing lists do the job?
> > >
> > > 	See http://www.torfree.net/cgi-bin/lists
> > >
> > >         Or I could set up a new list.

Or we could use this one...

Boyd Ramsay

cx555@torfree.net