Fri. 5/19 Steve wrote
>No, I can connect to their service using hyperterminal or >Minicom, but
after I
>enter the userid/password, I get nothing but garbage >back from them No
>additional prompts or anything intelligible
The "garbage" display in minicon is normal. It simply indicates that your
ISPs computer has started PPP.
Try this.
Verify that your ISP info is still correct in /etc/resolv.conf.
Run minicom
After you get the garbage display:
press Ctrl+A and then press Q ( this exits minicom without resetting
your modem.)
From the command line, log in as root, and type the following
# pppd -d detach /dev/modem &
After a few seconds, fingers crossed, you should be connected. Test it
by launching Netscape or another internet app.
Post back if this works and if it does not we will think of something
else.
We Will get you on the Net.
Charles
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Olson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Charles A Edwards" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, May 19, 2000 11:10 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] [expert] PPP Connection Puzzler
>
>
> > Steve
> > 1) I looked at the doc. you had linked. I would have used it only if
if I
> > had tried all the ops. in kppp and nothing worked, and then tried
Linuxconfig
> > and it also would not work.
>
> That was the point I was at...
> > 2) If you are setting up your connection switching between kppp and
> > command the two are probably fighting each other.
>
> Nope, been trying either/or not both
>
> > 3) In most instances ISP "techs" are as helpful as a 2nd a**hole.
Don't
> > carve in stone that your ISP uses PAP.The number you use to connect may
be
> > provided by a local ph. co. and you are going through proxy which could
use a
> > different auth.( NetworksPlus has only app. 8 direct access # all others
are
> > provided by local phone companies.)
>
> Your ISP Tech comment is definitely true. The Tech in question DOES know
> his stuff, and even logged on to shadow their router while I dialed in to
try to
> help trouble-shoot it. My Windows Connection I'm using now indicates
> Password authentication Protocol (PAP), and TCP/IP.
>
> I can set up a connection in Windows with no special software other than
> normal Win. Dial-Up Networking in about 30 seconds...
>
> All I need is user Id/Pw, and to turn off all protocols except tcpip, and
turn off
> log onto network. I can create a working connection EVERY time in
Windows.
> ISP dynamically assigns DNS addresses and IP address, but I do have
actuall
> port numbers for the DNS servers.
> > 4) Try the following using kppp:
> > Setup a New account using your known information in the Dial
and DNS
> > sections. Leave all other Sections AT their default settings. Click ok
twice
> > and enter your login ID and password and click connect.
> > If you can not connect go back into setup and change the
> > Authentication for the account. Try each in turn
> > until you find one that works.
>
> This was the first thing I tried... No luck... then I started
editing/adding things
> to/from my PPP conf/secrets/options files. Tried about every combination I
> could find, then after failing that, reloaded Mandrake, then started over,
looking
> for new suggestions on the web, with no luck, but I have found a great
deal
> more Linux resources....
>
> Thanks for the suggestions...
> > After trying all if you are still unable to connect the most
likly
> > cause is that NetworksPlus requires you to connect using their
software(This
> > would also explain why you could not connect using HyperTerminal in
Windows.)
> > This is the case with most Free IPS and unfortunetly with some Premium
ISPs.
> >
>
> No, I can connect to their service using hyperterminal or Minicom, but
after I
> enter the userid/password, I get nothing but garbage back from them No
> additional prompts or anything intelligible.
>
>
> > Charles
> >
> >
>
>
>
> -- Steve
>
