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This answer got me on the right track, but if did not resolve my problem solely on this answer, it took a download of a more recent PPP-HOWTO.gz than I had, and this answer to finally solve the problem. &nbsp;Thanks, I can now access my ISP using PAP. &nbsp;Easier than using &quot;normal&quot; loging prompting!! :)<br />
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Failed to mention: name &lt;loginname&gt; in /etc/ppp/options file<br />
Could have mentioned: pap-secrets format.<br />
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Thank-you again, I'm on the net via Linux.........<br />

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This answer got me on the right track, but if did not resolve my problem solely on this answer, it took a download of a more recent PPP-HOWTO.gz than I had, and this answer to finally solve the problem.  Thanks, I can now access my ISP using PAP.  Easier than using "normal" loging prompting!! :)

Failed to mention: name <loginname> in /etc/ppp/options file
Could have mentioned: pap-secrets format.

Thank-you again, I'm on the net via Linux.........


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Dialing into sprint.ca, I don't get a username or password prompt. &nbsp;Using Windows95, I place my username &amp;&nbsp;password in the dial-up box, I do not have to configure my &quot;Dial-up&quot; connection with any IP addresses OR use any scripting. &nbsp;Sprint says they are using Windows95/NT for ther server?!<br />
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Has anyone figured out how to make pppd work with this type of a dial in? &nbsp;Sprint somehow gets my username and password from the Win95 dialup box, without scripts!? &nbsp;Alas in Linux, it seems to connect, jump into ppp and the connection hangs up.
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Dialing into sprint.ca, I don't get a username or password prompt.  Using Windows95, I place my username & password in the dial-up box, I do not have to configure my "Dial-up" connection with any IP addresses OR use any scripting.  Sprint says they are using Windows95/NT for ther server?!

Has anyone figured out how to make pppd work with this type of a dial in?  Sprint somehow gets my username and password from the Win95 dialup box, without scripts!?  Alas in Linux, it seems to connect, jump into ppp and the connection hangs up.

Using pppd dialinginto a WINS

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