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Date:      	Wed, 27 Nov 1996 20:20:16 -0500
From:      Edward Ing <edward.ing@utoronto.ca>
To:        questions@freebsd.org
Cc:        BRETT_GLASS@infoworld.com
Subject:   [Fwd: Re: NT Workstation 4.0 <-> FreeBSD 2.2 Snap pppd]
Message-ID:  <329CE8D0.44F1@utoronto.ca>

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BRETT_GLASS@infoworld.com wrote:
> 
> A local user is trying to connect to our dial-in server, which is running
> 2.2 10-14-96 Snap, with no success. We can connect with other systems, but
> his NT 4.0 Workstation machine just won't do it. 

I wrote

>>These are simple questions but:

>>Does he have other protocols, NetBEUI, IPX on workstation?

>>Is he logining on manually and ppping manuall to see what is going on?

>>Is PPPd passive or silent on your server?

Brett wrote, 

>[NetBEUI, IPX] Installed, yes. Enabled, no. 

>There's no login. We're activating pppd directly from /etc/ttys.
>Passive, I believe. We let them talk first.


>It DOES start from ttys. And it works. With everything but NT 4.0, which
>must violate the RFC somehow.

Hmm, I don't know what to try next. May be someone else can help.
I'll try it on NT 3.51.

Edward Ing

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To:	Edward Ing <edward.ing@utoronto.ca>
Subject: Re: NT Workstation 4.0 <-> FreeBSD 2.2 Snap pppd

It DOES start from ttys. And it works. With everything but NT 4.0, which
must violate the RFC somehow.


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