On Fri, 14 Jul 2000 11:44:11 -0500, Clarence Verge wrote:
> Glenn McCorkle wrote:
>> What do others think about this one ???
>> "* Terminal mode.
>> After entering username and password, wait a few seconds.
>> Some unintelligible characters might appear.
>> (might look something like this...... ~�}#�!}!}!} }4}"}....)
>> At that point, press <Alt+P> or <F7>.*"
> Ok, first, delete the trailing "*" - is this part of what you press ? <g>
> Second, you don't make it clear what shoud be done if the garbage doesn't
> appear.
OK, let's change the last line to:
Even if you don't see those characters, press <Alt+P> or <F7>.*"
> Could I suggest something that seems simple enough that it might work ?
> After login, press <altP> of F7.
> Why wait ?
Becuase some ISPs (mine included), have a 3 to 5 second delay from
password acceptance to PPP negotiation.
Several others have mentioned this in the past.
That's why Michael added the /w option to auto login scripting.
Glenn McCorkle [EMAIL PROTECTED] North Jackson, Ohio, USA
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