Problems using ppp as a server

[Sergey 'DoubleF' Zaharchenko]

On Fri, 19 Mar 2004 17:34:16 +0300 (MSK)
"ejff" <ejff at yandex.ru> probably wrote:

> Hello, i have a problem using ppp as a server.
> When i start it like this:
> 
> root # ppp -direct server
> 
> it prints out a garbage:
> 
> ~Ъ}#ю!}!}!} }=}(}"}'}"}"}&} } } } }!}$}%э}%}&?Е3i}#}%б#}%Cц~~Ъ}#ю!}!}!} 
> }=}(}"}'}"}"}&} } } } }!}$}%э}%}&?Е3i}#}%б#}%Cц~~Ъ}#ю!}!}!} }=}(}"}'}"}
> "}&} } } } }!}$}%э}%}&?Е3i}#}%б#}%Cц~~Ъ}#ю!}!}!} }=}(}"}'}"}"}&} } } }
>  }!}$}%э}%}&?Е3i}#}%б#}%Cц~~Ъ}#ю!}!}!} }=}(}"}'}"}"}&} } } } }!}$}%э}%
> }&?Е3i}#}%б#}%Cц~

It doesn't work this way. ppp's standard  input and output should be
directed to the device.

> THE MAIN PROBLEM IS THAT I CAN NOT MAKE MY MODEM TO ANSWER TO THE
> CONNECTION REQUEST AUTOMATICALLY. 

Find the section RECEIVING INCOMING PPP CONNECTIONS in

$ man ppp

FWIW I'm using method No2.

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