[ale] Linux - BellSouth Connection

[Darshan Kadam]

I have the same problem.  I came across the following message in my 
/var/log/messages file, I have never seen this one:

No CHAP secret found for authenticating us to NAS17ATL-N

Any ideas?

..Darshan

>
>Hello all,
>  For the past 1.5 years, I've had a ppp connection via BellSouth using
>Linux.  This broke 1.5 weeks ago.  According to the logs, it gets my ID
>and password and then dies.  I can connect successfully using 95 b :(
>
>  Talked with BellSouth this past weekend, and they assured me nothing
>has changed (figured password authentication had changed.)  They were
>actually quite cordial regarding my Linux boxes (the supervisor runs Slackware.)
>
>  OK, so I did a full reinstall from tape..same problem.  Did a new
>install from a RedHat 5.1 cdrom (yes, I included the patches)...same
>thing.  Booted up my wife's ps ( my old one, running RH 4.2)..same
>problem.  Something has changed, and they're not aware of it (been there,
>done that.)  I'd like to keep them, but something is terribly amiss.
>
>Any Linux users connecting through BellSouth out there??  Any
>suggestions??
>