Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 12:55:57 +1300 (NZDT) From: Jonathan Chen <jonc@pinnacle.co.nz> To: gibson <pop.midmaine.com@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: your mail Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.96.980210125130.1466A-100000@tui.pinnacle.co.nz> In-Reply-To: <199802092302.SAA32605@telplus-pub.affiliate.nortel.net>
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On Mon, 9 Feb 1998, gibson wrote:
[snip]
> my ppp.conf file looks like this
>
> default:
> set device /dev/cuaa0
> set speed 115200
> set parity even
>
[snip]
> at one point I got the login prompt for my isp, and was able to
> succsessfully connect (the ppp became
> PPP) I then typed in add 0 0 HISADDR, but what do I do at that point in
> order to start running programs like telnet and lynx?
Switch to a different screen, and open up a telnet session. I'm
assuming that you've already configured /etc/resolv.conf to point to
you ISP's nameserver.
>Well that's not the
> end of it, I have the past 3 or 4 times upon connecting been unable to type
> in the login: and password: my keyboard becomes totally impaired the point
> where my isp name shows up, some letters won't type in uppercase the enter
> key doesn't work, so I'm left wondering what it was that I did wrong.
> i should edit out the last line in the ppp.conf.
Most ISPs have no parity, and that sounds like the problem you're
having - parity mismatch.
>Well the important thing
> is how do I start those programs once I am connected and also how do I test
> to see if I am really transmitting and recieving bits to/from my isp?
If telnet works, you're ok.
--
Jonathan Chen <jonc@pinnacle.co.nz>
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