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From: brian@shift.utell.net (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: PPP Under AT&T Worldnet anyone have a way to set it up.
Date: 9 Jun 1997 10:16:48 GMT
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
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In article <339b6c1e.598957@netnews.worldnet.att.net>,
osas@worldnet.att.net (Tim White) writes:
> On a related note my configuration based on the above worked fine until
> recently..now when I dial worldnet I get connected and immediately get
> shut out. By running 'term' and dialing the modem number by hand and
> then entering my account number I get right in no problems. Could AT&T
> haver changed their modem configuration? Nothing on this end changed.
> With the term method I do not even enter my password..just the account
> number and boom they connect me. Methinks it's in the chat script..
> just been too busy to debug.
You could try "set openmode active" in your ppp.conf file. Demon
systems did this near the end of last year (and denied it). This
is now the default for ppp.
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.org> <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.org>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !