PPP and Ascend Pipeline routers

[Cyber Source]

I would play with that for you if you like. I would need the login name 
and password and phone number. Let me know if you want me to test it 
from here. You could send that to me privately or call me 553-8525 with it.

Greg Neumann wrote:

> Using CHAP, and the ascend router is at thier end. It still surprises 
> me that I can get the command prompt for the router.
> -Greg
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> Cyber Source wrote:
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>> Is this ascend router on there end? Are they using CHAP or PAP 
>> authentication?
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>> Greg Neumann wrote:
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>>> I've been using Windows too long at work!
>>> Genera outlind:
>>> Mother who has never used a GUI computer wants on the internet.
>>> Through work, I was able to get a pretty good deal w/ our provider.
>>> I DON'T want to be playing the "virus of the week / spyware of the 
>>> day" game over the phone every other day, so she's using KDE on 
>>> Slackware 10. Yeah, I know Gnome is good, but my experience w/ KDE 
>>> is that it's a bit less processor intensive, and this is an older 
>>> machine.
>>> I dial up the provider and get dumped into an ascend command prompt 
>>> until KPPP times out. NOTHING I've been able to do changed that.
>>> I tried "ppp" at the "ascend%" prompt, "protocol not supported". 
>>> This does NOT happen in Windows. I had this same problem about seven 
>>> years, one server and two router/firewalls ago. I *gasp!* trashed 
>>> the notes w/ the old (486!) server about 4 years ago.  I've found 
>>> two refernced on Google, exactly stating my problem, but no answers, 
>>> past "run KPPP" or "don't have this problem".
>>> The Ascend router is obviously looking/waiting for something, but 
>>> what??
>>> I've looked at the logs, and nothing helpful ... all is normal 
>>> except the ppp login never happens. Like the two computers looking 
>>> at each other waiting for the other to start something, getting 
>>> bored and hanging up.
>>> $%^#!!! I used to know this stuff! :-( Any ideas?
>>> thanks,
>>> Greg Neumann
>>> -brainnumbed by enforced windows use.
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