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Example installation for ISDN

Note: this applies to the Debian Linux slink distribution, requires changes for other distributions

Install /debian/main/binary-i386/net/isdnutils_*.deb
Use isdnconfig option 1 network devices, entering ippp0, to create /etc/isdn/device.ippp0
Use isdnconfig option 2 synchronous ppp daemon, entering ippp0, to create /etc/isdn/ipppd.ippp0
Edit /etc/isdn/device.ippp0 as per example (search for XXX_), placing the right arguments for LOCALMSN, REMOTEMSN, LEADINGZERO and LEADINGZERO. The DIALMODE entry controls auto dialing.
LOCALIP=10.0.0.1        # XXX_ these IPs are fake, just to define a route
REMOTEIP=10.0.0.2       # XXX_
LOCALMSN=123456789      # XXX_ full MSN for the host
REMOTEMSN=671700000     # XXX_ full ISP's access MSN
LEADINGZERO=''          # XXX_ use LEADINGZERO='' if you have no area-codes
DIALMODE=auto           # XXX_ auto|manual|off
You can also change the following line, 170 seconds to time out or other value
isdnctrl huptimeout ${device} 170
Edit /etc/isdn/ipppd.ippp0 as per example, commenting out anything not mentioned below:
debug                   # enable debugging
lock                    # create a lock file for device
+pwlog                  # log password (WARNING: possible security hole)
lcp-restart 1           # Set timeout for LCP
name username           # set local name for auth, as per pap-secrets below
noauth                  # (don't) require peer (the other) to auth
nolzs                   # LZS compression off (not yet supported fully)
noipdefault             # don't use name for default ip addr
defaultroute            # (don't) set default route
mtu 1500                # set maximum size of transmit units to X (1500 is OK)
ipcp-accept-local       # Accept peer's address for us
ipcp-accept-remote      # Accept peer's address for it
noipx                   # en/disable ipx
Edit /etc/ppp/pap-secrets, adding a line with the username and password the ISP has given us. Note that /etc/ppp/pap-secrets must be chown root.root and chmod 600.
username * password
Also remember to add the appropriate module to /etc/modules (hisax,pcbit, whatever). The options for the ISDN drivers are in /etc/conf.modules and some of them are as follows:
Teles 10.3
options hisax type=3 protocol=2 io=0x280 irq=12
or
options hisax type=3 protocol=2 io=0xd80 irq=9
Ovislink
options hisax type=20 protocol=2

The complete list of types and parameters for the hisax driver is as follows:

Type Adapter Parameters
1 Teles 16.0 p0=irq p1=membase p2=iobase
2 Teles 8.0 p0=irq p1=membase
3 Teles 16.3 p0=irq p1=iobase
4 Creatix PNP p0=irq p1=IO0 (ISAC) p2=IO1 (HSCX)
5 AVM A1 (Fritz) p0=irq p1=iobase
6 ELSA PC [p0=iobase] or nothing (auto-detect)
7 ELSA Quickstep p0=irq p1=iobase
8 Teles PCMCIA p0=irq p1=iobase
9 ITK ix1-micro p0=irq p1=iobase
10 ELSA PCMCIA p0=irq p1=iobase
11 Eicon.Diehl Diva p0=irq p1=iobase
12 Asuscom ISDNLink p0=irq p1=iobase
13 Teleint p0=irq p1=iobase
14 Teles 16.3c p0=irq p1=iobase
15 Sedlbauer speed p0=irq p1=iobase
15 Sedlbauer PC/104 p0=irq p1=iobase
15 Sedlbauer speed PCI no parameter
16 USR Sportster internal p0=irq p1=iobase
17 MIC card p0=irq p1=iobase
18 ELSA Quickstep 1000PCI no parameter
19 Compaq ISDN S0 ISA card p0=irq p1=IO0 (HSCX) p2=IO1 (ISAC) p3=IO2
20 Travers Technologies NETjet PCI card no parameter
20 PCBIT PCI (and other TigerJet 300 boards) no parameter
21 TELES PCI no parameter
22 Sedlbauer Speed Star p0=irq p1=iobase
24 Dr Neuhaus Niccy PnP/PCI card p0=irq p1=IO0 p2=IO1 (PnP only)
25 Teles S0Box p0=irq p1=iobase (from isapnp setup)
26 AVM A1 PCMCIA (Fritz) p0=irq p1=iobase
27 AVM PnP/PCI p0=irq p1=iobase (PCI no parameter)
28 Sedlbauer Speed Fax+ p0=irq p1=iobase (from isapnp setup)

pap-secrets

The pap-secrets file has the following format

clientname servername secret [ipaddress...]
Last update: Wed, 2 Nov 2005 10:16:21 GMT