Re: Flaky logons to demon/freeserve with iMac

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From: Jerome O'Donohoe
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 00:00

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Peter Ceresole <peter@cara.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> In article <1dlhp8i.19i05jxw88cgN@odonohoe.demon.co.uk>,
> jerome@odonohoe.demon.co.uk (Jerome O'Donohoe) wrote:
> 
> >I'm getting increasingly frustrated by very common "Authentication
> >failed" or "the remote side is not respondind correctly" whilst
> >attempting logon to Demon (0845 079 8666) and freeserve at v90.  No
> >problems at 33.6 on 0845 02120666 or 3535666.  Since it happens with
> >demon & freeserve I'm inclined to blame something in my iMac, 8.5.1,
> >Remote Access, all iMac & modem updaters installed. Any ideas? I thought
> >about trying freeppp as an alternative...whaddya allthink?
> 
> I think it has something to do with the V90 implementation of the iMac
> internal not liking something about your local phone line- or the V90
> implementation in Ascends used by Freeserve and Demon. Or a combination of
> those factors.
> 
> Try changing one of the variables by using the Demon Green Romp, 0845 212
> 0666, which uses 3Com Network Access Servers (NASs), instead of Ascends. It
> might work for you, or it might not.

Thanks Peter, but already tried this and all I can get on this number is
31200-ish.  Ho hum.

-- 
Jerome O'Donohoe, Broadcast Sound Editor/Mixer
              jerome@odonohoe.demon.co.uk
------------now iMac powered!!!---------------

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Subject: Re: Flaky logons to demon/freeserve with iMac
Date: 1999/01/12
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