Setting up a Connect Script for the ConfigPPP


What it is


A connect script is a way of automating a manual dial attemot. For example, when you dial manually, you issue the dial command ("atdt the phone number and hit "return"), then wait for the screen to say "xxx-xxx Login:" and then type the userid. After you hit return, it will ask you for a password. When you type that in and hit return, you're in.

The connect script tells the dialler to "wait until to see a specific text string, then send the text string I tell you to send". You do this once for the userid, once for the password, and that's it. It's a bit slower than standard authenticating via Password Authentication Protocol (PAP), but every now and then, that's just what's needed.


Procedure

  1. Go up to the menu, chose "Control Panels" and select "ConfigPPP"
  2. Click on "Config..."
  3. Click on Connect Script. You will see a screen like this:

    You need to configure it so that it looks like this:

  4. Click on "OK" when done.

Any settings in the connect script are supposed to override any settings in the "Authentication" screen. All the same, it's usually a good idea to click on "Authentication" at this point and delete the userid and password.