On Sun, 28 May 2000, Zoki wrote:
> On Sun, 28 May 2000, Charles Galpin wrote:
>
> ->check the ppp howto. It can be several things, but most likely means they
> ->are using chap/pap (and you aren't :))
> ->
>
>
> *** Just an add-on to my previous reply: I noticed that loging in with
> minicom using the old number the connection is established directly after
> I type my password - I get modem noise (looked very similar to the
> sendmail.cf file ;-))) - while using the new number makes minicom stop at
> this screen:
>
> ** Ascend TNT Terminal Server **
>
>
> Login: xxxxx
> Password: xxxxxx
> Entering PPP Session.
> IP address is 195.154.36.87
> MTU is 1524.
>
> After a minute I get a "NO CARRIER" message.
>
> Any idea?
>
The new number takes you to a treminal server that is set up to only take
PAP or CHAP autheration. It starts to processes the User/Password pair,
discovers it isn't set up to handle it properly, and hangs up. You can
try complaining to your ISP, or set up PAP autheration on your Linux box.
Mikkel
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