Connecting to the Internet 108 Getting Started Guide modem crtscts defaultroute noipdefault user username The “username” in this script is the user account at your ISP. Use the number “38400” in the script for a 28.8Kbps modems; use 115200 for 56K modems. NOTE: The next three steps assume your ISP uses PAP authentication. If you use manual or CHAP authentication, contact your ISP for additional information. 7. Create the /etc/ppp/chat-script file with the following lines: ABORT   BUSY ABORT   "NO DIAL TONE" ""      ATDT5551212 CONNECT "" The “5551212” in the script is the phone number to dial to connect to your ISP. 8. Create an authentication file named /etc/ppp/pap-secrets that con- tains these lines: username  *  password In this file, “username” is your ISP username and “password” is your ISP account password in plaintext (for example, bob * GfG2vhY). 9. Make the /etc/ppp/pap-secrets file secure by executing this command: chmod 600 /etc/ppp/pap-secrets To start up your script-based PPP Connection: 1. Enter this command from a terminal emulator or console: pppd Your modem uses the scripts you created to dial your ISP and connect. Depending on the speed of your ISP’s authentication process, your system will be connected to your ISP within 15–45 seconds of hearing the dial tone.