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Date:      Thu, 1 Aug 1996 12:42:34 -0500 (CDT)
From:      Joe Greco <jgreco@brasil.moneng.mei.com>
To:        dashadow@tchnet.tchnet.com (John Hart)
Cc:        freebsd-isp@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Software and Dial-Up Networking
Message-ID:  <199608011742.MAA26045@brasil.moneng.mei.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960801112933.3600A-100000@tchnet.tchnet.com> from "John Hart" at Aug 1, 96 01:22:42 pm

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> I have a few questions for those of you out there.  We are currently 
> selling Mosaic in a Box by Spry as our software, but are thinking of 
> switching over to a new package, because Mosaic doesn't support nearly 
> 1/2 of the features of Netscape, or IE.  Just wondering what other people 
> are using out there, and how much you are getting it for.  I am looking 
> to stay around the $10 / copy area, so our prices can stay as they are.  
> Does anyone know of any good software or sources for software?

No idea.

> Also, I have a lot of users logging in with Dial-up networking, and 
> currently we have to have them bring up a terminal window after dialing 
> so they can login manually and then hit F7 to continue.  Anyone know how 
> to change it so they don't have to do that?  (I am not sure of the 
> protocol that Windows uses to verify the user, PAP/CHAP?)  How would I go 
> about doing this, w/o loosing access for our shell users?

The mailing list archive is your friend  :-)

Look for "PAP" and "getty" under "freebsd-isp"..

(There's a nice thread you might want to look for:

Joe Greco  Automatic PPP-detecting getty and pppd!!! 

which has probably just what you need).

.... JG



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