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Started by Charles Lawie
Sun, 02 Apr 2000 00:00
HELP - can't connect to the net
Author: Charles Lawie
Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2000 00:00
Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2000 00:00
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01BF9C90.E29C9700 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi I am new to linux, I am trying to configure linux to connect to my = ISP. I have got windows 95 and Corel linux working on the same computer. I have copied the internet settings from outlook express 5 in win 95 and = have tried to implement then in linux as best as I can, the modem connects to the net then waits about 60 seconds and returns an error message saying that the = server has timed out. My settings in win 95 are Account name =3D smith password =3D password }copied these to without any trouble I have also copied the options such as Dynamic IP but the rest of the windows setting I do not know where they should go, for example do I need a script? as far as I can see in win 95 no can you help please charles.lawie@virgin.net cheers! ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01BF9C90.E29C9700 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2014.210" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY background=3D"" bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi I am new to linux, I am trying to = configure=20 linux to connect to my ISP.<BR><BR>I have got windows 95 and Corel linux = working=20 on the same computer.<BR><BR>I have copied the internet settings from = outlook=20 express 5 in win 95 and have tried to implement then in linux as best as = I=20 can,<BR><BR>the modem connects to the net then<BR><BR>waits about 60 = seconds and=20 returns an error message saying that the server has timed out.<BR><BR>My = settings in win 95 are<BR><BR><BR>Account name =3D smith<BR>password =3D = password }copied these to without any trouble<BR><BR>I have also = copied=20 the options such as<BR><BR>Dynamic IP<BR><BR>but the rest of the windows = setting=20 I do not know where they should go,<BR><BR><BR>for example do I need a=20 script?<BR><BR>as far as I can see in win 95 no<BR><BR><BR>can you help=20 please<BR><BR><A=20 href=3D"mailto:charles.lawie@virgin.net">charles.lawie@virgin.net</A></FO= NT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2><BR><BR>cheers!</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01BF9C90.E29C9700--
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