[ale] Mindspring question/problem

[Jim Lynch]

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Mindspring recommends that you use PAP for authentication.  They say
that some pops won't accept scripted logins.  There a page on their 
site that tells you how to use Linux.  Also there is a newsgroup
that answers Linux question, local.mindspring.linux, maybe?

Of course, you've got to get connected first.  Bring up Windows (shudder)
and check out the newsgroup.  I remember a number of recent threads dealing
with getting connected via Linux.

Later,
Jim.
> 
> Hey mindspring guys (hi todd),
> 
> I have to move over to mindspring.  I set up the firewall to establish a
> ppp connection, but have been getting the following error:
> 
> Dec  2 18:33:56 junior pppd[3212]: Serial connection established.
> Dec  2 18:33:57 junior pppd[3212]: Using interface ppp0
> Dec  2 18:33:57 junior pppd[3212]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/modem
> Dec  2 18:34:30 junior pppd[3212]: IPCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
> Dec  2 18:34:30 junior pppd[3212]: Connection terminated.
> Dec  2 18:34:30 junior pppd[3212]: Hangup (SIGHUP)
> Dec  2 18:34:30 junior pppd[3212]: Exit.
> 
> anybody ever see anything like this before?  It seems to be failing
> during dynamic IP assignment.  Below is my /etc/ppp/options file. 
> What's going wrong?
> 
>           #----/etc/ppp/options----
>           #
>           defaultroute /dev/modem 57600
>           netmask 255.255.255.0
>           mtu 1500
>           connect "/usr/sbin/chat -v ABORT BUSY ABORT 'NO CARRIER' ' ' 
>           ATS11=40 OK ATDTphoneno ogin msXXXXX word PASSWORD"
>           #
>           #------------------------thanks,
> 
> --bryan
> 
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