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From: mikko@dynas.se (Mikko Tyolajarvi)
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Subject: Re: FreeBSD 2.1 user PPP
Date: 29 Feb 1996 09:58:40 +0100
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"Gary Palmer" <gpalmer@freebsd.org> writes:

>garyj@frt.dec.com wrote in message ID
><9602281353.AA20555@cssmuc.frt.dec.com>:
>> Not all PPP servers are created equal. I've seen this with my ISP too=
.
>> Try hitting <CR> after logging in. This works for me.

>If you are dialing into an Ascend TS (from memory), then the Ascend
>PPP s/w doesn't start negotiation until it sees a character come down
>the line form the client. i.e. it's expecting the client to initiate
>negotiation!

If this is the case, try "set openmode active" in ppp.conf, to coerce pp=
p
into begin negotiations.

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