Hi folks,
I successfully connected with my own ISP(wi.net), but ran into a problem with the
ISP (newnorth.net) that covers my folks, who will be the ultimate users of the
386. This is 1.50 src. Appreciate any help, Arachnites. John
In terminal mode, I enter username and password. ISP replies: mino-cas1. ISP
informed me to enter "PPP default" in reply. I then get the message; "Entering
PPP mode; Asynchronous interface address is unnumbered (Ethernet 0); Your IP
address is 209.83.40.88;MTU is 1500 bytes;header compression will match your
system"; followed by gibberish as described by the ISP; gibberish continues for
approx. 4 lines; then "NO CARRIER".
First message exchange follows:
Hi, I am using the procedure you outlined below. Everything progresses well until
the point where I'm to press the "Continue" button (Iexplore feature?) . The
answer may lie in finding out exactly what pushing "Continue" does.
I've tried the following 2 options:
1) Wait til the gibberish stops by itself. Results in "no carrier" after about 4
lines of gibberish.
2) Press my F7 button after one line of gibberish. The F7 button button is the one
which starts PPP. This results in immediate disconnect. It flashes by so fast,
but while disconnecting , some messages occur; I believe they deal with "no packet
driver" and/or a problem with com2.
Newnorth.net replied: What kind of dialer are you using? Is this one that came
with Netscape or Internet Explorer? I can send you our CD if you'd like to
install our IE v.3.02. It comes with a dialer we've had a lot of success with.
...What happens when you hit Enter after one line of gibberish runs across the
screen?
System Administrator wrote:
> >1) Dialer included with Arachne is: "Miniterm 1.40; external dialer for
> >PPP/SLIP
> >drivers."
> >2) The CD idea is intriguing, but I think the software(along with Windows)
> >might
> >be too
> >bloated and slow. Arachne appears to be much faster because it doesn't
> >have to
> >grind away thru Windows. Will still keep this in mind...
> >3) Pressing (enter) after one line of jibberish results in several additional
> >lines of jibberish
> >followed by (no carrier).
> >Thanks
> >John
> >
>
> I'm not familiar with the dialer you're using. You may want to contact the
> developers of that dialer to ask how to connect with a connect script.
> Unfortunately, no one here has any experience with that dialer.
>
> System Administrator
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> New North Network
> Tech Support 1-800-411-3586
