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From: Scott Lampert[SMTP:scott@ioa.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 1996 7:30 AM
To: portmaster-users@livingston.com
Subject: Re: Portmaster Users Digest V96 #265
>From: whl@pageplus.com (Bill Lutton)
>Date: Wed, 09 Oct 1996 05:43:23 GMT
>Subject: Re: Win 95 Dial-In Problem
>
>Brian,
>
>On Tue, 8 Oct 1996 22:29:48 -0700 (PDT), you wrote:
>>Or the one I like: "Login to network" not being checked... Like there =
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>is
>>really someone on the planet that leaves modems open to the world with =
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>no
>>authentication at all. In this case, Win95 calls the system and when =
it
>>doesn't go through the usual steps to start PPP immediately, hangs up =
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>and says
>>something like "The other system is not answering."
>
>This is a new one on me. =3D20
>I always *un*check that (in fact I uncheck all of the boxes on =
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>page except TCP/IP.
>I always thought it had to do with logging on to an NT Domain or some =
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>such.
>Never realized it had any thing to do with PPP authentication.
>In any event, my systems seem to do PAP without that checked...
>I wonder what's up?
>
>Puzzeled,
>Bill
That IS what that box is for. It shouldn't have any effect on PPP
connections as far as I know. Its used to log into a microsoft network
through TCP/IP. If you're curious about it, check out
http://www.windows95.com and click on the Win95 networking link. It has =
a
whole bunch of documents relating to that.
-Scott
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