also sprach Sidney Brooks (on Sun, 01 Jul 2001 08:21:07AM -0700): > Minicom has a dial function. It is not a terminal emulator.
it's still a terminal emulator. the dial function was added because one primary use of terminal emulators was BBS. > I have already answered this question today. Both wvdial and minicom > connect (the log says so) but they do not authenticate when they send in > the password. Oddly minicom was programmed to send both username and > password, but nevertheless asked for them after it was connected. minicom will not speak ppp for you and thus will not authenticate you. and wvdial is cumbersome and too complex - i never get it to work right. in any case, if you persist, then make sure that you have the correct settings for PAP, along with the entries in pap-secrets. furthermore, try "Stupid Mode" for wvdial.conf (man wvdial.conf) martin; (greetings from the heart of the sun.) \____ echo mailto: !#^."<*>"|tr "<*> mailto:"; [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- may the bluebird of happiness twiddle your bits.
