Hi Steve,
Steven Hanley wrote:
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> I was told by my internet access provider that they use a Windows NT server for
>Internet access. The Tech support representitive said that I have to use cleartext
>authentification for my acces in able to connect. Can somone please clarify what
>this is.
Hey there Steve,
I ran into this exact same problem connecting to the NT Server at work.
The fact that your friend at the ISP actually has enable the "allow any
authentication including clear text" is a very good sign. What that means
is that his NT Server is set up to allow PAP authentication.
That means that your password must be passed to the access providers server
in plain text - in other words, not encrypted.
> I was told by my internet access provider that they use a Windows NT
> server for Internet access. The Tech support representitive said that I
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I was told by my internet access provider that they use a Windows NT server for
Internet access. The Tech support representitive said that I have to use cleartext
authentification for my acces in able to connect. Can somone please clarify what this
is. I am a linux newbie and I am really str
