For the login problem-Use chap, not pap
For the unable to access web problem-Are your DNS servers entered.
For the modem-Might be a winmodem, but I dont know any winmodems that fail
like that. Cant help you there. Unless you want to change the port it uses,
but its a long shot.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greek Fellas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 6:48 PM
Subject: [newbie] Problem Loging in ISP
> Hello there,
>
> I am a newbie as well and I have a problem:
>
> I want to connect to the internet
> I have an ISP (tel number, login and password)
> I have kppp and some other programs (gnome-ppp) as well as netconfig from
> drakeconfig
> I have a modem which although it is a internal and not being recognised by
> my system it works!!
> (it even works under real DOS !!!)
> Saying that it is really slow to communicate with my system, it may take
> half a minute or more for the info to go to my modem
> I therefore configured kppp and everything and my computer dials out
> when it goes to sending the login and password:
> 1. either not sends it at all (if it is in pap connection mode I
think)
> 2. or it sends the login and then by the time it sends the password
the
> terminal shows incorect pass try again and hence my password is being send
> as a login
>
> What can I do??? (apart from bying a new modem!)
>
> Also: i have connected once using netconfig from drakeconfig and
everything
> worked but then the modem is even slower to communicate with the system
> kppp thinks it is connected (and it is propably) but in reality I
am
> not as I cannot access the web
>
>
> Many thanx
>
> Costas
>
>
>
