[ale] Mindspring question/problem

[Nick Lucent]

On Fri, 4 Dec 1998, Jim Lynch wrote:

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> Mindspring recommends that you use PAP for authentication.  They say
> that some pops won't accept scripted logins.  There a page on their 
> site that tells you how to use Linux.  Also there is a newsgroup
> that answers Linux question, local.mindspring.linux, maybe?




mindspring.users.linux


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> Of course, you've got to get connected first.  Bring up Windows (shudder)
> and check out the newsgroup.  I remember a number of recent threads dealing
> with getting connected via Linux.
> 
> Later,
> Jim.
> > 
> > Hey mindspring guys (hi todd),
> > 
> > I have to move over to mindspring.  I set up the firewall to establish a
> > ppp connection, but have been getting the following error:
> > 
> > Dec  2 18:33:56 junior pppd[3212]: Serial connection established.
> > Dec  2 18:33:57 junior pppd[3212]: Using interface ppp0
> > Dec  2 18:33:57 junior pppd[3212]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/modem
> > Dec  2 18:34:30 junior pppd[3212]: IPCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
> > Dec  2 18:34:30 junior pppd[3212]: Connection terminated.
> > Dec  2 18:34:30 junior pppd[3212]: Hangup (SIGHUP)
> > Dec  2 18:34:30 junior pppd[3212]: Exit.
> > 
> > anybody ever see anything like this before?  It seems to be failing
> > during dynamic IP assignment.  Below is my /etc/ppp/options file. 
> > What's going wrong?
> > 
> >           #----/etc/ppp/options----
> >           #
> >           defaultroute /dev/modem 57600
> >           netmask 255.255.255.0
> >           mtu 1500
> >           connect "/usr/sbin/chat -v ABORT BUSY ABORT 'NO CARRIER' ' ' 
> >           ATS11=40 OK ATDTphoneno ogin msXXXXX word PASSWORD"
> >           #
> >           #------------------------thanks,
> > 
> > --bryan
> > 
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