Arachne Wizards:
I'm still having trouble linking to my ISP and would
appreciate any help you can give me. As I said in an earlier
message, when I dial my ISP, I find myself in text mode, as if I
were trying to access my ISP's BBS system, rather than his Web
site.
I asked my ISP Sysop about this and here are his three
replies:
Reply #1:
> 1. Most systems use PAP, CHAP, or MSCHAP when they connect. All
> of these protocols, and others, can get the DNS information from
> our system at the time of connect so that the user doesn't have
> to enter it. Nonetheless, if your system cannot, here are the
> servers:
> Primary: 204.252.57.249
> Secondary: 204.252.57.248
>
> The downside to hard-coding these numbers is that if we have to
> make changes, they won't get passed to your system automatically,
> you'll have to manually change them.
>
> 2. Your PPP username is the part of your e-mail address before
> the "@" sign: "harry.murphy". Your password is the same as you
> use to connect to the BBS.
>
> 3. Dial-up access, whether for Internet or for BBS is the same
> number: 296-3000. The system automatically determines what kind
> of connection you're requesting and makes the necessary
> adjustments.
Reply #2:
> Sorry, I've never heard of Arachne, but it sounds like your PPP
> dialer isn't connecting in PPP mode. If you're getting a "BBS"
> prompt, then it's connected in stream mode, not PPP. That's where
> I'd start looking first.
Reply #3:
> By the time you get the "BBS" message, it may be too late -- the
> system has already recognized you as a "stream", not a PPP user.
> Doesn't Arachne recognize standard PAP or other login protocols?
> Our system is sending them out and most dialers such as Dial-Up
> Networking in Windows recognizes them just fine.
>
> Looking at the Arachne web page ("http://arachne.browser.org/"),
> it appears there are other alternative dialers that you may want
> to try: DOSPPPD and Klos PPP.
I'm attaching my ARACHNE.CFG file (with my password changed)
to this message. Any suggestions would be very greatly
appreciated. I really want to get Arachne up and running before
my ISP yanks his BBS service.
Best Wishes from
Sunny (and Cold!) New Mexico,
Harry M. Murphy
ARACHNE.CFG
