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 Changing to 9600 may have helped, but that's a pretty weak 'solution'.
BTW, 14.4K is a modem speed, not a port speed. I would not use it. Use 19.2
Plus use CTS Only for flow control. 
 That may clear up your problem, if not, I suggest you: 
 
 1 - Try another version of MacPPP. 2.2.0a will stop a PB 100 in it's tracks. 
    It may not be the best choice for a 165.
    v2.0.1 or FreePPP would be better choices.

 2 - Turn off the control panel 'Teleport', restart and try again.
    I used that one just last week - for the umpteenth time. 

 One of those things will work. Like Jon, I see users have problems with
GV's all the time. The modems work - but users do not know how to use them
correctly.
 The instructions are not at all obvious.

 You didn't say if it was a Gold or Gold II.  Start with AT&F1.

..WR 
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In article <jon-0110952215120001@jon.vcnet.com>, jon@vcnet.com (Jon Rust) wrote:

>With a 14.4 modem, I'd HIGHLY recommend setting the port speed to 38400 or
>possibly 57600. Older Macs (Plus, SE, etc) will have a problem with this,
>but a 165 should handle it fine. GV just has flakey problems with MacPPP,
>I see it every day.
>
>Jon
>
>In article <Pine.SOL.3.91.950714164508.11063B-100000@suma3.reading.ac.uk>,
>Mike Roch <suqroch@reading.ac.uk> wrote:
>
>> Option 1, below, turned out to be correct. Although my modem can run at 
>> 14400baud, setting the Port Speed of Config in ConfigPPP to 9600 allowed 
>> the modem to be detected. A 14400 connection was established, at which 
>> point I uped the Port Speed to 14400 too (no idea if this made a _real_ 
>> difference!)
>> 
>> Mike
>> 
>> On Thu, 13 Jul 1995, Butch Kemper wrote:
>> > This indicates that MacPPP was unsuccessful in initializing the modem.
>> > This can be caused by 1) an communications speed to the modem that the
>> > modem is unable to support; 2) a modem init option that the modem does not
>> > understand.
>> >
>> > In article <Pine.SOL.3.91.950713090426.10184D-100000@suma3.reading.ac.uk>,
>> > Mike Roch <suqroch@reading.ac.uk> wrote:
>> > > I am trying to run MacPPP on a couple of Macs and not getting very far!
>> > > 1. Powerbook 165c; Sys7.1, Global Village PowerPort Gold, MacPPP 2.2
>> > > On starting PPP, it gives:
>> > > MacPPP status:
>> > > Checking for modem
>> > > (click from speaker; menubar modem indicator appears)
>> > > and after 5-6 seconds it reports
>> > > PPP wait timeout! Waiting on:
>> > > OK
>> > > and the menubar modem indicator disappears.