SLIP Server Configuration

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2 total messages Started by Michael McCulloch Sat, 03 Oct 1992 19:23

#1731

Author: Michael McCulloch
Date: Sat, 03 Oct 1992 19:23

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I have the Louis Mamakos version of SLIP for the NeXT and I having trouble
configuring a NeXT to act as a server.

I have the following setup:
	A NeXT at home called 'frodo'
	A NeXT at work called 'gandalf'

I want 'gandalf' to act as my SLIP server. The dial-out procedure for 'frodo'
attempts dial-out and the modem then connects with 'gandalf' at work. However,
the syslog file gives the following error:

Oct  3 13:34:35 frodo tcldiald[130]: Authorized packet [140.165.32.210 -> 140.165.32.59], proto TCP (6)
Oct  3 13:34:35 frodo tcldiald[130]: Started pid 566 to bring up interface slip0
Oct  3 13:34:36 frodo diald-slip0[566]: tracing TCL commands
Oct  3 13:34:36 frodo diald-slip0[566]: makecall: Attempting connection to "gandalf.tbe.com" via "slip0"
Oct  3 13:34:36 frodo diald-slip0[566]: (Begin unix.tcl for interface slip0 site gandalf.tbe.com)
Oct  3 13:34:36 frodo diald-slip0[566]: (mtu 1006 atimeo 300 wtimeo 300 ipkts 0 opkts 0)
Oct  3 13:34:36 frodo diald-slip0[566]: (Start of ZyXEL dialing script, dialing xxx-xxxx)
Oct  3 13:34:37 frodo diald-slip0[566]: (Modem firmware version U1496E  V M4.13)
Oct  3 13:34:37 frodo diald-slip0[566]: (set parameters)
Oct  3 13:34:37 frodo diald-slip0[566]: (Dialing xxx-xxxx)
Oct  3 13:35:04 frodo diald-slip0[566]: (Connected ^M)
Oct  3 13:35:04 frodo diald-slip0[566]: (Begin Unix login)
Oct  3 13:35:27 frodo diald-slip0[566]: Script Error: waiting for password
Oct  3 13:35:27 frodo diald-slip0[566]: Error Code: NONE
Oct  3 13:35:27 frodo diald-slip0[566]: Error Info:
Oct  3 13:35:27 frodo diald-slip0[566]: Script Error: waiting for password
Oct  3 13:35:27 frodo diald-slip0[566]: End Error Info.
Oct  3 13:35:27 frodo diald-slip0[566]: failcall: Did SIOCFAILCALL on "slip0"
Oct  3 13:35:27 frodo diald-slip0[566]: failcall: Script "/usr/dialupip/config/slip-srv.script" for "gandalf.tbe.com" failed
Oct  3 13:35:27 frodo tcldiald[130]: Child pid 566 for slip0/gandalf.tbe.com exited.

(tel. numbers x'ed out)

I am using the provided login-unix.tcl script as provided in the package.
The problem probably lies in the server 'slip' account configuration, since
Louis does not discuss setting up the server side in any kind of detail.
I have an account on 'gandalf' that possesses the following settings:

Enter user identifier (login or uid): slip0
Entry is now:
   1)  login ...... slip0
   2)  password ... (none)
   3)  name ....... 
   4)  userid ..... 100
   5)  groupid .... 4 (uucp)
   6)  login dir .. /
   7)  login sh ... /usr/dialupip/bin/dudisc_slip0
   
Is this what I should have on the server side? I also made a copy of
/usr/dialupip/bin/dudisc and renamed it /usr/dialupip/bin/dudisc_slip0.

The server (gandalf) also has the following config.slip file entry for SLIP0
which I believe is correct:

SLIP0LOCAL=140.165.32.59
# remote set the same since the dial-in machine id changes
SLIP0REMOTE=140.165.32.59
SLIP0NETMASK=255.255.255.0
SLIP0CONFIG=SLIP
SLIP0DEFAULT=NO

What's the deal with the password -- or is my account spec for slip0 screwed?
Or do I have to have a .netrc on the client side????

Michael McCulloch
Huntsville, AL
mmcculloch@nebula.tbe.com

Re: SLIP Server Configuration

#1744

Author: Louis A. Mamakos
Date: Sun, 04 Oct 1992 15:09

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In article <1992Oct3.192357.3207@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> lmccullo@nyx.cs.du.edu (Michael McCulloch) writes:

>I want 'gandalf' to act as my SLIP server. The dial-out procedure for 'frodo'
>attempts dial-out and the modem then connects with 'gandalf' at work. However,
>the syslog file gives the following error:

Let's examine the log closely...

>Oct  3 13:34:35 frodo tcldiald[130]: Authorized packet [140.165.32.210 -> 140.165.32.59], proto TCP (6)
>Oct  3 13:34:35 frodo tcldiald[130]: Started pid 566 to bring up interface slip0
>Oct  3 13:34:36 frodo diald-slip0[566]: tracing TCL commands
>Oct  3 13:34:36 frodo diald-slip0[566]: makecall: Attempting connection to "gandalf.tbe.com" via "slip0"
>Oct  3 13:34:36 frodo diald-slip0[566]: (Begin unix.tcl for interface slip0 site gandalf.tbe.com)
>Oct  3 13:34:36 frodo diald-slip0[566]: (mtu 1006 atimeo 300 wtimeo 300 ipkts 0 opkts 0)
>Oct  3 13:34:36 frodo diald-slip0[566]: (Start of ZyXEL dialing script, dialing xxx-xxxx)
>Oct  3 13:34:37 frodo diald-slip0[566]: (Modem firmware version U1496E  V M4.13)
>Oct  3 13:34:37 frodo diald-slip0[566]: (set parameters)
>Oct  3 13:34:37 frodo diald-slip0[566]: (Dialing xxx-xxxx)
>Oct  3 13:35:04 frodo diald-slip0[566]: (Connected ^M)
>Oct  3 13:35:04 frodo diald-slip0[566]: (Begin Unix login)

Here's the telling error, of course:

>Oct  3 13:35:27 frodo diald-slip0[566]: Script Error: waiting for password

Looking at the fragment of the TCL script that generates this error:

	expect timeout {error "waiting for password"} "*assword:*"

We see that it is expecting to see a Password: prompt from the other
side.

>I have an account on 'gandalf' that possesses the following settings:
>
>Enter user identifier (login or uid): slip0
>Entry is now:
>   1)  login ...... slip0

I believe that this is your problem.  The /bin/login program won't prompt for a
password unless there is one present on the account.  

>   2)  password ... (none)

>   3)  name ....... 
>   4)  userid ..... 100
>   5)  groupid .... 4 (uucp)
>   6)  login dir .. /
>   7)  login sh ... /usr/dialupip/bin/dudisc_slip0
>   
>Is this what I should have on the server side? I also made a copy of
>/usr/dialupip/bin/dudisc and renamed it /usr/dialupip/bin/dudisc_slip0.

There is a command /usr/dialupip/bin/duinstall which will do this for
you.  Actually, it just makes links to the dudisc program.

>What's the deal with the password -- or is my account spec for slip0 screwed?
>Or do I have to have a .netrc on the client side????

I would either modify the login-unix.tcl script to not expect a password 
prompt, or add a password to the account and have the login-unix.tcl script
supply it when asked.

louie

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