I ran setup and COM 1 is rs-232 that is all there is. and,I have DOS 4.0 running on a
286 laptop w/640k hd. (hey, it was free.)
"NO PACKET DRIVER FOUND" (I get tired of seeing that)
--------- Original Message ---------
From: "Dale Mentzer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wed, Mar 22 2000 2:24:38 PM (Alaska)
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Re: PPP link is down
On 22 Mar 00 at 12:17, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>my modem was detected on COM 2 IRQ 3. so I don't think that is the
problem.
>>miniterm dials and as far as I know, connects, but when I close
miniterm (or
>>just wait) I get these error messages. I tried to run the other
dialer
>>included with arachne by itself (epppd.exe, I think)and I
AUTOMATICALLY get
>>the messages. I am lost here.
What do you have on COM1? A mouse? If there is no COM1 (i.e. you use
a PS/2 mouse port, for example), you could still have this problem
if there is NO COM1 for the BIOS to see. If you are running MSDOS
6.xx, what does MSD (Microsoft Diagnostic) show about your COM
ports? IIRC, MSD often reports the ports incorrectly, as I have had
machines with a COM1 (mouse) and COM3 (modem) and it reports only
COM1 and COM2. I guess it relies on the BIOS for it's port info
also. Glenn M. posted the URL to the comports fix program as well as
offered to send it to you (or anybody else) so you might want to
get the program and try it. BTW, EPPPD.EXE is another special version
of the the packet driver, not another dialer. Arachne, can be used
with another dialer (i.e. Netdial et.al.) but that should not be
necessary. Be persistent, we almost certainly can get you connected
so you can enjoy the real pleasure of surfing with Arachne. TTYL.
Regards,
Dale Mentzer
I pretend to work, they pretend to pay me.
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