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From: "Neil Jensen" <njensen@habaneros.com>
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Subject: Install & ISDN - Bitsurfer Pro
Date: Sat, 8 Nov 1997 23:33:47 -0800
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I'm having one of those frustrating modem-configuration evenings :-(

Trying to install 2.2.5R via PPP and FTP using a Bitsurfer Pro. I can get
the modem to connect to my ISP (or at least get a 'CONNECT 115200' message
from PPP and the modem lights indicate a connection), but when I tell the
install program to go ahead, I get a "cannot resolve hostname...." error. 

My ISP uses PAP, so I am manually doing the following at the PPP cli:

set authname xxxxxx
set authkey   xxxxxx
enable pap
accept pap

I have also noticed that the install program doesn't seem to be setting the
netmask properly in ppp (according to 'show ipcp'), so I have tried also
doing:

set ifaddr x.x.x.x/30 y.y.y.y/30
add 0 0 y.y.y.y

The results are the same (i.e. connected, but no traffic). Using the show
ipcp, show lcp, show proto commands all seem to indicate that absolutely no
packets are being successfully passed.

Is this a problem with ISDN and the setup program only? The mail archives
seem to indicate that some people are using the Bitsurfer Pro successfully.


If anyone has any suggestions or creative ideas, I would love to hear them
:).  Please copy me directly, as I am no longer subscribed to this list.

Thanks in advance,

Neil Jensen


PS - I should point out that I can succesfully use the ISDN modem on one of
my NT machines, so I'm pretty confident that I am using the correct
gateway, DNS, address settings.