On Thu, 11 May 2000 18:42:06 +0100, "neil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Any help / comments most welcome! I had this working once (last year)...
> Can anybody make helpful suggestions how to get this config to work?
> Everything tests ok at miniterm - ie I can log in manually fine with
> settings below. Their Server returns 'Your IP address is xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx'
> (xxx varies due to dynamic allocation on each dialup, so I use auto IP
> address configuration option with *this string* as PPP IP address header.
> The output from PPP log looks like this (below) : Thing is, I clearly see IP
> address put on screen after manual login. Without leaving miniterm (Alt-P or
> F7), PPP starts at their end - lines of gibberish characters being sent, so
> I exit minicom - should then use settings for PPP, but notice no IP address
> has been returned after exit from miniterm.
> A brief message flashes up saying 'Invalid com address', (only just able to
> catch it before PPP error ocurs)...even though that address is set above in
> the freeserve.cfg file used for this profile. Don't normally have a problem
> with modem in Win95, & I'm sure the settings for it are OK as it dials out
> (Same settings are used for Linux ok).
> It could be a problem with incompatible (and *different*) base address being
> used by PPP for modem?
...
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Hi Neil,
I think that's the point. Maybe you have the 'ComPortGap'-problem.
Your (shorted) arachne.cfg:
> [dialer]
> DialPage file:ppp_init.htm
> Dialer @MINITERM.EXE>PPP.LOG
> TerminalWindow @MINITERM.EXE
> UseTerminal Yes
> Port 3
> Irq 7
> Base 0x3E8
IRQ7 is normaly reserved for the lpt-port.
The IRQ for COM3 is 4. (Try to jumper your modem this way)
Have you COM1 AND COM2 in use? (Check with M$ msd.exe).
Try COM1/IRQ4/0x3F8 or COM2/IRQ3/0x2F8 for the modem.
Regards
Guenter Bietzig, Essen, Germany. Arachne BUG-,CRASH-,WISH-& LOVElist at:
Arachne Help Page http://home.germany.net/101/124262/gb.htm
