MSCHAP is supported in pppd -- You just have to be willing to recompile it
with the proper flags.
Lloyd
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Stanfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: Steven Hanley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sunday, March 22, 1998 4:28 PM
Subject: Re: Help!!! My ISP is using NT
>On Sun, 22 Mar 1998, Steve "Stevers!" Coile wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 22 Mar 1998, Steven Hanley wrote:
>> >My ISP uses Windows NT and I need a How to on how I can connect. I
think
>> >they are using MSCHAP.
>>
>> If they only provide MSCHAP, they really don't want you as a customer.
>> They've chosen to go with a proprietary protocol that excludes
>> non-Microsoft operating systems. If you have the options, I'd recommend
>> changing to another ISP.
>>
>> Of course, before you switch ISPs, call your ISP up and ask if they
>> support PAP authentication. Specifically tell them that you are not
using
>> the software they provide and that you do not have the option of using
>> Microsoft Windows or Windows 95. If the person you speak to doesn't know
>> whether they support PAP authentication, demand to speak to someone who
>> does know, or demand to speak to a supervisor. Assert yourself and get
>> a solid answer one way or the other. If they tell you that you *must*
>> use MSCHAP, tell them--in no uncertain terms--that that is completely
>> unacceptable and that you will be finding a new ISP.
>>
>
> We might also think about a Class Action Anti-Trust Law Suit at
>sometime. At least demand that they supply the source code so that we
>can put it into the public domain.
>
>
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