Troubleshooting guide

*Mar 3 02:51:47.347: Vi1 LCP: MagicNumber 0x43B3F393 (0x050643B3F393)
*Mar 3 02:51:47.347: Vi1 LCP: I CONFACK [ACKsent] id 188 Len 10
*Mar 3 02:51:47.351: Vi1 LCP: MagicNumber 0x3B821FF1 (0x05063B821FF1)
*Mar 3 02:51:47.351: Vi1 LCP: State is Open
*Mar 3 02:51:47.351: Vi1 PPP: Phase is AUTHENTICATING, by the peer [0 sess, 1 load]
*Mar 3 02:51:47.395: Vi1 CHAP: I CHALLENGE id 1 Len 32 from "6400−2−NRP3"
*Mar 3 02:51:47.395: Vi1 CHAP: Using alternate hostname cisco
*Mar 3 02:51:47.399: Vi1 CHAP: Username 6400−2−NRP3 not found
*Mar 3 02:51:47.399: Vi1 CHAP: Using default password
*Mar 3 02:51:47.399: Vi1 CHAP: O RESPONSE id 1 Len 26 from "cisco"
!−−− "cisco" is the CHAP username configured on this DSL Router.
*Mar 3 02:51:47.447: Vi1 CHAP: I FAILURE id 1 Len 26 MSG is "Authentication failure"
*Mar 3 02:51:47.447: Vi1 LCP: I TERMREQ [Open] id 205 Len 4
*Mar 3 02:51:47.451: Vi1 LCP: O TERMACK [Open] id 205 Len 4
*Mar 3 02:51:47.451: Vi1 PPP: Phase is TERMINATING [0 sess, 0 load]
*Mar 3 02:51:49.451: Vi1 LCP: TIMEout: State TERMsent
*Mar 3 02:51:49.451: Vi1 LCP: State is Closed
*Mar 3 02:51:49.451: Vi1 PPP: Phase is DOWN [0 sess, 0 load]
Router#undebug all
If you have a CHAP authentication problem, you should see the LCP state go to Open. Directly following the
LCP state change you should see PPP go into an Authenticating phase. From this point you see a series of
CHAP lines. If the last of these lines shows I FAILURE, you have the wrong CHAP username and
password. Use the following sequence of commands to correct your CHAP username and password. Note that
your username and password are case sensitive.
Router#configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Router(config)#interface dialer 1
Router(config−if)#ppp chap hostname <username>
Router(config−if)#ppp chap password <password>
Router(config−if)#end
Router#write memory
How do I know when PPP authentication is successful?
The following example shows a successful CHAP negotiation.
Router#debug ppp negotiation
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*Mar 3 03:30:09.335: Vi1 LCP: State is Open
*Mar 3 03:30:09.335: Vi1 PPP: Phase is AUTHENTICATING, by the peer [0 sess, 1 load]
*Mar 3 03:30:09.379: Vi1 CHAP: I CHALLENGE id 41 len 32 from "6400−2−NRP3"
*Mar 3 03:30:09.379: Vi1 CHAP: Using alternate hostname cisco
*Mar 3 03:30:09.379: Vi1 CHAP: Username 6400−2−NRP3 not found
*Mar 3 03:30:09.383: Vi1 CHAP: Using default password
*Mar 3 03:30:09.383: Vi1 CHAP: O RESPONSE id 41 Len 26 from "cisco"
*Mar 3 03:30:09.431: Vi1 CHAP: I SUCCESS id 41 Len 4
!−−− CHAP negotiation was a success.
*Mar 3 03:30:09.431: Vi1 PPP: Phase is UP [0 sess, 1 load]
<... snipped ...>
Router#undebug all
The following example shows a successful PAP negotiation.
Router#debug ppp negotiation
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*Mar 3 03:33:19.491: Vi1 LCP: State is Open
*Mar 3 03:33:19.491: Vi1 PPP: Phase is AUTHENTICATING, by the peer [0 sess, 0 load]
*Mar 3 03:33:19.495: Vi1 PAP: O AUTH−REQ id 255 Len 16 from "cisco"
*Mar 3 03:33:19.539: Vi1 PAP: I AUTH−ACK id 255 Len 5
Cisco DSL Router Configuration and Troubleshooting Guide