Howto connect ISP non-ppp ?

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3 total messages Started by news Wed, 17 Aug 2005 17:39

#657

Author: news
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 17:39

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Hello World,

I want to read my email with a non-ppp-cabable [ x286 ] device.
The trace below shows what minicom sees when I dial in:---

CONNECT 28800/ARQ/V34/LAPM/V42BIS
Checking authorization, Please wait...
username:2nm4nx6x@za
password:     <-- doesn't echo == OK

cas4-rba>ls  <--- input tried= ls
          ^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

cas4-rba>  <--- this is it's "echo/prompt"
======================

So now I need to findout what are valid inputs.
How do I start talking to the ISP ?
What is the valid syntax ?

Thanks for any info.

== Chis Glur.

Re: Howto connect ISP non-ppp ?

#658

Author: Unruh
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 19:19

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news@absamail.co.za writes:

>Hello World,

>I want to read my email with a non-ppp-cabable [ x286 ] device.
>The trace below shows what minicom sees when I dial in:---

>CONNECT 28800/ARQ/V34/LAPM/V42BIS
>Checking authorization, Please wait...
>username:2nm4nx6x@za
>password:     <-- doesn't echo == OK

>cas4-rba>ls  <--- input tried= ls
>          ^
>% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

It might not be a unix/linux system. It might be dos/windows/vax/...
Why do you think ls is a valid command?


>cas4-rba>  <--- this is it's "echo/prompt"
>======================

>So now I need to findout what are valid inputs.
>How do I start talking to the ISP ?

Telephone?

>What is the valid syntax ?
For what?

Re: Howto connect ISP non-ppp ?

#659

Author: Clifford Kite
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 21:50

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news@absamail.co.za wrote:
> Hello World,

> I want to read my email with a non-ppp-cabable [ x286 ] device.
> The trace below shows what minicom sees when I dial in:---

> CONNECT 28800/ARQ/V34/LAPM/V42BIS
> Checking authorization, Please wait...
> username:2nm4nx6x@za
> password:     <-- doesn't echo == OK

The ISP may be waiting for a menu command.  Try "ppp", "?", "menu", and
"terminal" and see what you get from the ISP.  Even if none of them work
you may get some insight into what the prompt expects.

I once had an ISP that did allow a regular login/password to a shell.
It also was possible to start PPP immediately without a login and use
PAP or CHAP authentication.  But the ability for a login/password to a
shell as a normal user is, for the most part, long gone.

> cas4-rba>ls  <--- input tried= ls
>           ^
> % Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

> cas4-rba>  <--- this is it's "echo/prompt"
> ======================

> So now I need to findout what are valid inputs.
> How do I start talking to the ISP ?
> What is the valid syntax ?

Telephone the ISP and ask whether a normal user login is allowed.

-- 
Clifford Kite                Email: "echo xvgr_yvahk-ccc@ri1.arg|rot13"

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