[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> I am not giving up, ...yet. I can send the password, but then I get:
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> valid commands are
> telnet [start telnet session with remote host]
> quit [hang up and exit]
> help [list valid commands]
I am probably out of the loop here, but it seems that you have the wrong
phone number - unless you really want one of the above.
> I know it recieved my password because if I don't send one, I get
> the messag "invalid username/password pair" But this "valid
> commands..." message is a dead end. I dont type anything, waiting
> for "your IP adress is..." but pretty soon I get "NO CARRIER",
Ok, this is because the other end sees that you haven't responded and gives
up on you - thus NO CARRIER.
> I type in telnet, and it says "starting telnet session with remote
> host (I don't think this is what I want, because, It don't go any
> further, if I wait, I again get "NO CARRIER"
You ARE correct here, because again it gives up if you do not start TELNET.
> or if I press f7, It will say "PPP link is down" (sound familiar?)
There does not appear to be a "PPP" option available to you.
Check with your ISP. Tell them you want PPP.
- Clarence Verge
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