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From: wwoodf1@umbc.edu (Bill Woodford)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: pc connection using ppp
Date: 22 Jun 1996 15:33:09 -0400
Organization: University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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In article <4qgrdj$5pq@stratus.skypoint.net>,
Patrick Sonnek <psonnek@skypoint.com> wrote:
>I have successfully gotten my win95 machine to connect/logon using user 
>ppp.  But after that I am unable to get anything else to work. not 
>telnet, not ftp, not anything.  some details.  
>
>while running this test, I AM NOT connected to my ISP, (Not enough phone 
>lines installed yet) 
>
>On another test, when I am connected to my ISP, I can telnet out to a 
>remote site, and then turn around and telnet back in to my site.  so 
>telnet/ftp are accepting incoming requests, just not over the ppp line.  
>
>I am running named on my machine, (but I'm not 100% convinced that it is 
>set up correctly.)

	Im not sure I totally understant... is this in some way related 
to BSD somewhere?  I mean are you logging into a BSD box, or are you 
having trouble with win95?  If you're having trouble with win95, send me 
mail, I can help you.


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