Re: Win 95 Dial-In Problem

Robert Hanson (roberth@cet.com)
Tue, 8 Oct 1996 10:07:20 -0700 (PDT)

did you check hardware flow control at the system/comx port level?

did you get in a term program and do an

ati3

winrpi modem? what brand and model?

is he binding to protocols other than tcpip in DUN for that connection?

there is a page in ms kb about password saving info

--->
Robert H. Hanson Cutting Edge Communications, Inc. - blah,blah
Otis Orchards, Wa. Regional Commercial Internet Service Provider
(509) 927-9541 email: roberth@cet.com - http://www.cet.com/

On Tue, 8 Oct 1996, Jared Hall wrote:

> This may not be relevant to this list, since Portmaster seems to be working
> good, but I've got a client that just can't dial in using Windows 95. He
> connects but hangs up at the verifying password stage. I never see a valid
> username (or any username). It then disconnects after 30 seconds or so. The
> portmaster does detect PPP frames (show sessions). There are no logfile
> entries.
>
> Pretty straightforward application. Checked his username, password, H/W flow
> control, modem speeds/types. Nothing works.
>
> Interestingly, his Microsoft Network doesn't work either. Prodigy did work
> for him while he had the service. AT&T Worldnet WORKS (16-bit). So, it seems
> that 32-bit TCP/IP and Win95 dialer are having problems. Removed a couple of
> extraneous winsock.dlls from his system, to no avail. Reinstalled dial-up
> networking and the Win 95 Service Pack 1; still no good.
>
> Another interesting note: He can't save his dialer password, even with
> Microsoft Networking enabled. Its not Grayed out either. Checked the save
> password box, doesn't do it. Also noted that he's got the Plus Pack in his
> Win95 box too.
>
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanx,
>
> Jared Hall
> jhall@tbi.net
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> #### #### ####
> Jared Hall ## ## # ## Tampa Bay Interactive
> ## #### ## 1314 Tampa Rd, #120
> jhall@tbi.net ## ## # ## Palm Harbor, FL 34683
> (813) 781-2209 ## #### #### (http://www.tbi.net)
>
> ** See our telecom pages at http://www.tbi.net/~jhall **
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>