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- From: mpatters@tfs.net (Michael Patterson)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.networking
- Subject: Re: IS AMIGA TCP NOT GOOD ENOUGH? HELP!
- Date: 5 Jan 1996 15:30:29 GMT
- Organization: TFS NET
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- References: <4cbc78$h37@aladdin.iii.org.tw> <1429.6576T1143T875@aix1.danadata.dk> <30ED1660.74A8@bobsbox.rent.com>
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- In article <30ED1660.74A8@bobsbox.rent.com> Bob Lindabury <bobl@bobsbox.rent.com> writes:
- >Henrik Dissing wrote:
- >>
- >> On 02-Jan-96 14:36:18, Jonah Hex wrote:
- >>
- >> >>They probably use PAP/CHAP authentication. These are PPP features. PAP
- >> >>and CHAP are both supported by the registered Amiga PPP 1.30, but *not*
- >> >>supported by the demo version. Buy the registered PPP 1.30, and look in
- >> >>the docs.
- >>
- >> > I'm sorry to say this, but it doesn't work. I have a dialup to a WinNT
- >> > and I have tried with PAP and CHAP without any result.
- >>
- >> There is a problem (caused by Microsnot somehow bending the standard)
- >> with ppp.device and NT servers.
- >>
- >> Holger Kruse (father of ppp.device) has promised to release a
- >> work-around. Hopefully, it won't be long, because here in Denmark a lot
- >> of people, including most of the ISP's, are left with the false
- >> impression that an Amiga cannot be used with a PPP connection. And the
- >> longer this rumour is allowed to wander, the more likely it is that it
- >> will become "a known fact".
- >>
- >> The somewhat unfortunate "No PAP"-limitation in the unregistrered
- >> ppp.device adds to the confusion and frustration, because many people
- >> have registrered it without being able to try it out first, only to
- >> discover that they cannot use it at all.
- >>
- >> Holger: If you read this I suggest that you remove this limitation; the
- >> 40% speed increase should be more than enough to encourage people to
- >> register.
- >>
- >> --
- >> Henrik Dissing E-mail: hendis@aix1.danadata.dk
- >> Tranbjerg, Denmark FidoNet: 2:238/24.6
- >
- >Not only that but there are many PPP servers that don't connect if you don't
- >have VJCompression set the same as the server. I had problems between Linux
- >PPPd and the Amiga PPP when I had compression on the Linux side turned on
- >(default) and off on the Amiga side. As soon as I either turned off the Linix
- >side or turned on the Amiga side so that they matched, connections were fine.
- >Same with going to my ISP. I think the majority of problems are just the header
- >compression.
- >
- >-- Bob Lindabury
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- --
- I use a ppp connection every day to my provider ( even as I type this). Trust me It can be done.
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