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Date:      Sat, 3 May 1997 10:16:16 -0600 (MDT)
From:      Wes Peters <softweyr@xmission.com>
To:        Mike <jaded@terra-link.com>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   PPP Question
Message-ID:  <199705031616.KAA04816@obie.softweyr.ml.org>
In-Reply-To: <3.0.1.16.19970501162311.236792c0@terra-link.com>
References:  <3.0.1.16.19970501162311.236792c0@terra-link.com>

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jaded@terra-link.com writes:
 > Hi, im have a question about using PPP. i just installed FreeBSD 2.2.1 on
 > my computer and it is working fine,i just cant get ppp to work.i have read
 > the documents on the freebsd web site.my problem is when i type ppp and
 > drop into a term and try to dial in manually it says connect 26400/ARQ then
 > after about 3 minutes it says no carrier.if you could explain what i am
 > doing wrong or another way to login i would appreciate it.

Try adding 'set openmode active' to your ppp.conf; this will tell your
system to begin the PPP conversation without waiting for the other end.
The default in command-line PPP is to wait for the system you are
calling to start the 'LCP negotiation' phase.

 > my ISP is called
 > Terra-link.com and it runs on Microsoft NT..would that make a difference
 > that it is win NT and not a unix system?.. thanks

It shouldn't, many others have managed to connect via PPP to NT
servers.  Microsoft does have a few weird ideas about how PPP should
work, but for the most part it is a reasonable PPP implementation.  If
your ISP uses CHAP authentication and the special Microsoft encryption
algorithm you may have problems.

-- 
          "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"

Wes Peters                                                       Softweyr LLC
http://www.xmission.com/~softweyr                       softweyr@xmission.com






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