from Harry Murphy:
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.
Is it correct that PAP, CHAP and MS-CHAP can get the DNS IP addresses at time of
connect? How come only MS Windows at the client end can do this?
It would be better if ARACHNE.CFG were attached or inserted in plain text rather
than base64.
