On Mon, 15 Jan 2001 19:04:12 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Arachne Buffs:
> I've just downloaded Arachne 1.69 to my 4-MByte, 66 MHz 80486
> DX2 computer running MSDOS 6.22 and now I'm trying to use it to
> link with my Internet Service Provider (ISP), Albuquerque ROS
> (ros@abq).
> However, when I dial my ISP, I find myself in text mode, as if
> I were trying to access the ROS BBS, rather than the Web site,
> and I get "Unable to initialize PPP" and "No IP address" on my
> Arachne screen.
Are you sure you entered the right dial-up number ?
You have Useterminal No, so you shouldn't be seeing that text screen.
Everything looks reasonable in the dialer section of your .cfg *EXCEPT*
you have no IRQ # for your com port. That might well stop EPPPD from
loading. Also, if you WERE actually accessing the BBS you wouldn't get
an IP address.
> What is an IP address? Since I don't know, I didn't give one
> when I ran setup and that is very likely the source of my
> troubles.
No, your ISP provides it to you over the PPP connection.
As to what it is, I'll take a guess at "Internet Provider" address
and it can change. A fixed IP address is uncommon these days.
- Clarence Verge
- Still using Arachne V1.62 ....
