ppp callback help

[blu at scrunch.net (Bob - BLU)]

Bob - BLU wrote:
> I'm trying to get my linux (FC5) workstation to dial in to a RAS that 
> requires callback.  It seems that ppp (2.4.3-6.2.1) has some callback 
> functionality builtin (cbcp), but I can't figure how to invoke it.  Any 
> pointers will be much appreciated.
> 
> Seperatly, chestnut-dialer is a handy graphical tool.

As it turns out, the callback functionality is not enabled in the pppd binary as distributed under the RedHat and Fedora releases.  One must compile from source (pppd/Makefile CBCP=y).

I still recommend chestnut-dialer as an analog modem dialing tool, it even works with pppd callback :-)