Can you explain the sentence "Or they assume you get DNS setting from MS
extensions to PPP"? I suspect this might be the issue for a couple reasons:
1) It looks like I have configured my password and
user id for the connection correctly
2) The modem sounds like it successfully handshakes, but then
the connection just never completes.
3) The previous ISP gave me DNS numbers to use, but Netspace never
gave me any. And when I poke around Windoze while I'm
connected, I cannot find any. (A little knowledge can be
dangerous. I'd heard about DHCP and thought Windoze might be
using it, but that my Linux wasn't doing it properly. Upon
further reading, I believe DHCP is only for ethernet connections,
and does not apply for modem connections.)
Thanks to everyone for your help.
--Tom D.
>
>On Wed, 7 Mar 2001, Gonzalo Servat wrote:
>
>> Well, yeah. All ISPs support traditional authentication. That's why I'm
>> saying that there is no such thing as linux-friendly now is there? It's
>> about the authentication it uses to talk to the ISP.
>
>OK, I thought you were implying Linux was somehow different.
>But ISPs can be Linux-unfriendly when they have no generic config info,
>just MS-win and Mac settings. Or they assume you get DNS setting from MS
>extensions to PPP. Though I've found that if you say you run WinNT, you
>get all the info for Linux.
>And lets not forget AOL. On second thought, lets do
>forget AOL.
>
> I'll add my recommendation for dingoblue. Far from perfect, but best ISP
>I've had, and they are happy to help Linux users, even if unoficially.
>
>> I meant Netspace (the ISP he is trying to connect to), not Netscape.
>
>Oops, guess that was a bit too obvious. Too early in the morning over
>here. Must have coffee.
>
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