Connecting to Shaysnet using Linux

Here are the gory details that allowed me to connect to shaysnet by hand:
I am using RedHat 6.0
1. In /etc/resolv.conf add:
	domain shaysnet.com
	nameserver 199.170.168.11

2. In /etc/ppp/pap-secrets add (omit the angle brackets! and put your info):
	<YOUR-NAME> ppp0 <YOUR-PASSWORD-TO-SHAYSNET>

3. add the following aliases to /etc/conf.modules:
	alias ppp-compress-21 bsd_comp
	alias ppp-compress-26 ppp_deflate
	alias ppp-compress-24 ppp_deflate

4. Write a minimal chat script (call it hand-dial, say):
	REPORT CONNECT
	ABORT BUSY
	ABORT 'NO CARRIER'
	ABORT 'RING - NO ANSWER'
	"" ATDT5488182
	CONNECT \r

5. Invoke the follwing command as root:
	/usr/sbin/ppd -d /dev/ttyS0 38400 connect "/usr/sbin/chat -V -f hand-dial"
		-detach crtscts modem defaultroute name <YOUR-LOGIN-NAME>
Once I got this working I was able to use linuxconf to connect also. I just got rid of all the expect-send pairs after the dial number.

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