How to start pppoe

[Vernon Brown_2]

I recently switched to ADSL from StarBand satellite. My CenturyTel ADSL Internet access wants a username and password. I understand that pppoe can log on that way and it seems to be installed ok. How do I start pppoe and get it to log on to the internet using my userid and password?

I'm Running RedHat Linux 7.1. Had ipchains working to get internet access for my LAN boxes before changing to ADSL. I can duel boot into Windows; all is working fine with that.

[Vernon Brown_2]

Additional info:

I have pap-secrets set up like the "HOW TO CONNECT" readme that was in the /etc/ppp/pppoe. . . folder. Ran adsl-setup and answered the questions. Then checked the pppoe.conf file and the adsl-setup seemed to have put everything in right.

The execuitable pppoe is located in /usr/sbin. There's no pppoe.o on the system; should there be?

Also in pap-secrets should there be an @ sign in the username field? I don't now have one there.

[Vernon Brown_2]

Moving right along:

Discovered that the start up script for the pppoe I am using (RedHat 7.1) is adsl-start When I run it the DSL modem traffic light blinks like it is trying to connect. The /var/log/messages shows several attempts to connect; all failing with the error "PAP authorization failed"

Does anyone have any ideas ?

[U.SivaKumar_2]

hi,
To configure pppoe edit the file
#vi /etc/ppp/pppoe.conf

regards,
U.SivaKumar

[U.SivaKumar_2]

hi,
to configure the pppoe server authentication.

#vi /etc/ppp/pppoe-server-options

edit the file /etc/ppp/pap-secrets and add
the required server, client,passwords there.
hope that will solve your
authorization failed problem.

regards,
U.SivaKumar

[Vernon Brown_2]

Thanks for your response !

I have been working with those files trying to get the right context. I've tried:

"username@isp" * "password"
"username" * "password"
username@isp * password
'username@isp' * 'password'

and various combinations with and without the quote marks. Still trying :o)

[Vernon Brown_2]

Thanks guys; I now it working. Key was not to use the @ sign in the username in both the pam-secrets and the pppoe.conf files.

username@centurytel.net * password

does not work.

username * password

that does work.