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From: evanh@sco.COM (Evan Hunt)
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Subject: Re: PPP on ORS - Why is it so hard to use?
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Don't blame me, I voted for Ken Wolff <kenw@dmg-grsd.com>.
>The second is to an ISP we are migrating to (because service from the ISP
>mentioned above sucks).  This ISP uses CHAP.  How do I configure this under
>OSR505?  I've spent the last week trying this.  

SCO PPP: Add "name=<username>" to /etc/ppphosts.  Add "<name> <password>"
to /etc/pppauth (or with some ISPs, including MCI and ATT/Worldnet, you
need to put in a wildcard name, "* <password>").  That's all you
have to do; CHAP will be turned on by the ISP during initial
negotiation.

MST PPP: Almost the same.  Add "name <username>" to /usr/lib/mstppp/Autostart.
Add "<name> <password>" or "* <password>" to /usr/lib/mstppp/Auth.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Some NT RAS systems will require not just CHAP, but
Microsoft CHAP, which is similar but uses a different encryption/hashing
algorithm.  SCO PPP does not support that protocol yet (but it will in
5.0.6).  MST PPP supports it already.

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So if the ISP requires Microsft CHAP, you will have to use MST PPP,
and you will probably have to use the "* <password>" form for your Auth
file, on account of NT does stupid things with the name field in
MS-CHAP challenges.

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