From wtopa@ix.netcom.com Sat Feb 7 01:58:35 1998 From: wtopa@ix.netcom.com To: users@lists.opensuse.org Subject: Re: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Connection Problems Date: Sat, 07 Feb 1998 02:58:35 +0100 Message-ID: <6bgf4b$1mn$1@Galois.suse.de> In-Reply-To: <[S.u.S.E. Linux] Connection Problems> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============5371986510028320721==" --===============5371986510028320721== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Jim Check /etc/ppp for a file called pap-secrets. If it isn't there make one like this: # Secrets for authentication using PAP # # client server secret IP addresses your login name Your ISP's name your login password N/A 3 fields required Ok, now add to /etc/ppp/options +pap That should, as I recall, handle it. Also read the PPP-HOWTO usually located in /usr/doc/faq/howto. The above info is there and the above is from memory. wayne Subject: [S.u.S.E. Linux] Connection Problems Date: Fri, Feb 06, 1998 at 05:11:08PM -0800 In reply to:jim seiberling Quoting jim seiberling(nwobone(a)hotmail.com): >=20 >=20 > Hello Everyone: > I just bought a copy of SuSE 4.4.1. and after a successful initial=20 > install , i still have the same problem that i have under=20 > Slackware: > I cannot connect to my isp. Under Win95, i can't even connect using=20 > hyper terminal (the wife uses Wank95, on a hd all her own). After=20 > contacting netspaceonline, they told me that they are using pap (i=20 > assume it's server initiated, not command oriented). > I can't get minicom to do anything, and i am so new to linux in general,=20 > that i don't know of another client to use for connection. > I have access to a company that i KNOW uses Linux, but they haven't=20 > given me any information as to when i can join them, and netspaceonline=20 > is refusing to help, or so it seems. > I hate windows, but must use it to even get my email. > Any suggestions? > jim seiberling > -- Linux RULES, windoze Drools!!!! >=20 > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com> > -- > To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with > this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e >=20 > . --=20 \\\|/// =20 \\ - - //=20 ( @ @ ) =20 +-----------------oOOo-(_)-oOOo----------------------+ | wtopa(a)ix.netcon.com | | LINUX - Because a PC is a terrible thing to waste | | on WINDOZE | +--------------------------Oooo----------------------+ oooO ( ) ( ) ) / \ ( (_/ \_) -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo(a)suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e --===============5371986510028320721==--