[ale] Connecting to the ISP

[ryan at toast.wildfyre.com]

That really sounds like you are just getting the username and/or password
wrong to me.  I can't think of anything else that would need to be
running.  The only other thing I can think of is that you need to start
pppd.  Try running pppsetup and follow its instructions.  you would then
use pon ( or ppp-on) to connect and poff ( or is it ppp-off) to
disconnect.  Looking back on this message, I think I like my second idea
better.  try the pppsetup and let me know if you have any troubles with
that.

Ryan Bridges
<ryanbridges at mindspring.com>

On Wed, 25 Aug 1999 chaganti at randomc.com wrote:

> Hi eveyone:
> 
> I am running Slackware 4.0 on a Dell Inspiron 7000. I am trying to 
> connect to my ISP. The modem is working fine. I can use Minicom 
> to dial out. However, when I dial my ISP and try to login, I get a 
> message saying that it is an invalid login. I do not have a shell 
> account with my ISP (Random Access). I tried using Hyperterminal 
> from Win with the same result. Does anyone know if I need to do 
> something else (have any other process started up) before I try to 
> dial the ISP ???
> 
> Any info really appreciated.
> 
> Thanks
> prabhakar
> 
> 
> 
> 
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