hi,

never dialed any ISP with cu before. i tried several ISP, it's always the
same problem. i can dial all of them using Win2k with the same modem.

also happens when using pppd and chat script.

i enabled hardware handshake in options file for pppd.


> On Thu, 11 Jul 2002 @ 11:11am (+0200), Florian St=F6hr wrote:
>
> FS> hi,
> FS>
> FS> connection manually with cu:
> FS>
> FS> ATZ
> FS> OK
> FS> ATDT12345
> FS> ...
> FS>
> FS> after receiving
> FS>
> FS> CONNECT 48000...
> FS>
> FS> some seconds just nothing happens. then I receive some garbage data f=
rom
> FS> the ISP (seems binary), then the modem disconnects.
> FS>
> FS> what's wrong? is this a kind of compression I have to setup? how to
> FS> receive login/password prompt?
>
> really it helps to know what type of dial-in gear your ISP uses.
>
> ... _most_ RAS gear, if it doesn't detect a PPP or SLIP session at connec=
t
> time, will give you a text based login prompt.
>
> have you ever cu'd in and dialed your ISP before?
>
> -lava
>
> FS>
> FS> when connecting with pppd/chat-script i don't see the modem output, b=
ut it
> FS> seems like the same would happen since it disconnects too after some
> FS> seconds.
> FS>
> FS> Flo
> FS>
>
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