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From: fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
Subject: Re: Connecting to Internet
Date: 9 Feb 2000 20:21:19 GMT
Organization: Columbia University
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To: kermit.misc@columbia.edu
In article <xTjo4.282$EM31.5439605@tomcat.sk.sympatico.ca>,
<d.cox@sk.sympatico.ca> wrote:
: I have downloaded Kermit. I can get to the logon prompt on the Internet.
: After I successfully log in, the screen fills with }}}},,dh and other
: characters. There seems to be some missing connection protocol. I will try
: to find the PPP-to-packet shim. Is this all that's needed?
:
I think so. It sounds like you have made a direct dialup connection to the
PPP server, which is sending PPP protocol messages to your screen. You need
to put the a PPP driver between Kermit and the PPP server, and then use Kermit
as a Telnet client once the PPP connection is established. The details depend
on which PPP driver you have.
- Frank