I tried a series of fixes from the many suggestions to get Arachne to work
for me. All still to no avail. The error message I get is still the same.
I saw that Arachne had produced no PPP.logs, which it would have if
epppd.exe had executed. I tried to execute eppd.exe in dos, with the modem
off, and I got the same error message I get in my best Arachne performance.
This told me that whatever epppd.exe needs to connect is flawed.
Below, you said that the PPP software might not find the modem. I am on a
"Non-standard serial port" on this computer. The orginal arachne.cfg file I
sent was identical but from a different machine with different serial and
COMM connections.
The contents of pppdrc.cfg is pasted below: (with password changed)
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9600
irq 5
base 0x2f8
modem
crtscts
asyncmap 0
namsrv 207.217.126.81
namsrv 207.217.120.82
user "ekrug"
passwd "not_really"
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I am on an external modem on what would be COMM 2, but this computer wants
IRQ 5 and not 3 for COMM 2. The machine is a HP, Vectra XU Pentium 90c,
with a built in DB 9 pin serial port and built in mouse connector. I am
using a second serial port from an expansion card with a DB 25 pin
connector.
IRQ 5 is assigned to LPT2, but MSD doesn't detect it as being active. Modem
Doctor detects the modem on IRQ 5, at 2f8.
Tomorrow, I will get an adaptor to let me connect to the build in DB9 serial
port. Hopefully this will resolve it.
Thanks
Ed
-----Original Message-----
From: Clarence Verge
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 1/12/2001 4:56 PM
Subject: Re: update, Arachne169 setup help
(much snipping)
Now on to the other stuff.
> I have included first the exact screen text when I attempt to get
online
> with Terminal Window active.
> <most snipped>
> At this point there sometimes are characters. Whether there are
characters
> here or not, it very rapidly jumps to the next line.
>
> *Leaving MINITERM and trying SLIP/PPP. Press <Ctrl>+<Pause> to
abort.
>
> After a delay, it goes to
>
> PPP link is down, driver not installed.
Hmmm.
All I can think of now is the old "Hole in the comports problem".
i.e. maybe the PPP software can't find the modem that the dialer was
just using - but I see you are using COMM 1. That CAN'T be a problem.
There is one more file that might help.
Would you please post a copy of pppdrc.cfg ?
- Clarence Verge
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