Short Guide on How to run a Win95 Connection with PPPD to Debian Linux
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1. Do not mess around with the Win95 configuration.
   Do not manually configure DNS, Scripts etc.
   Do not switch on the terminal windows.
   Accept all defaults or better leave it as
   it was at installation.

2. You need to have a getty program that supports
   automatic PPP protocol detection such as mgetty-0.99
 
   You also need to have a pppd that supports remote DNS configuration.
   The ppp usually coming with Debian has these options since ppp-2.2.0f-4

   Without the extended ppp you still have to configure the DNS Server
   on the Win95 wanting to connect to your Debian Linux Box.

3. Configure PPP on Debian
     A) Change the dns lines in /etc/ppp/options and review the
        complete file for things you need to do.

     B) Make sure that your /etc/ppp/pap-secrets file is set
        up correctly. It should allow your users in /etc/passwd
	to establish ppp connections without a password. pppd will
	check against /etc/passwd too!
        The pap-secrets installed by this package is set up correctly
        to handle user logins via pap.
	If you are having trouble with authentication then remove
	/etc/ppp/pap-secrets completely and it will usually work.

4. Win95 PPP Dialup
	Click on Dialup-Connection
	A. Enter phone number of your linux server
	B. Enter username when prompted
	C. Enter password when prompted

Win95 should connect to your Linux PPPD without problems and automatically
configure all IP-Addresses, Netmasks and DNS Servers. You can immediately
start Netscape, Internet Explorer or any other TCP/IP tools.

Christoph Lameter, September 27, 1996 (clameter@debian.org)
