>>>>[snip]
>>>> If I add the "auth" option to the peers/answer file, I get:
>>>>
>>>> "The remote system is required to authenticate itself but I
>>>>  couldn't find any suitable secret (password) for it to use to do so.
>>>>  (None of the available passwords would let it use an IP address.)"
>>>>
>>>> even though I have in my chap-secrets file:
>>>>
>>>># Dial in:
>>>> tom             *       password   *
>>>>
>>>
>>> You did? chmod 600 /etc/ppp/pap-secrets;  chown root:wheel pap-secrets
>>
>>yes and yes.
>>
>>> 1) Use only three fields.
>>
>>The man page says that the fourth field is for allowed ip addresses. I have tried with and without the fourth field, in response to the "None ... let it use an IP address" error. I still get this error either way, when trying to use the auth option.
>

I have dial-in working.  All mu pap-secrets entries are of the form

name	*	""	*

I've never figured out how to use the third field, but when I put
something there, I get trouble.

The "password" string you have there is probably causing you grief.

auth and login let you authenticate with the normal unix user/passwd.

-dgl-