Hi Harry,
found in the attached cfg file that UseTerminal is enabled. Try to set
this to NO.
Regards Joerg
On Thu, 18 Jan 2001 15:31:56 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 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
> [Attached file: ARACHNE.]
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