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Re: modem + ppp setup

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From: Spam Yourself
Date: Tue, 03 Mar 1998 00:00
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In uk.comp.os.linux David Hallowell <antims@cableinet.co.uk> wrote:
>  I'm a bit confused now. Not sure what to try next I've never had any
>  problems. You have checked to make sure it's not a Windows only modem?
>  Try accessing the modem through MS-DOS (not the DOS Window in 95 but
>  shut down completely to DOS) not sure of the names of any good DOS
>  terminal programs sure someone can help.
>  You see if it doesn't work in DOS it's almost certainly Win only :(

Terminate is a very good DOS terminal program. Kermit is not too bad
either. Both can probably be found via web searches.

David

PS Why set followups to so many newsgroups?
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Subject: Re: modem + ppp setup
Date: 1998/03/03
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