Re: won't stay connected to isp

2000-04-14 Thread John Haggerty
Well assuming your ISP actually supports 2400 baud connections to it's dialup then you might have a little problem. Usually if you can't even connect properly you do not possess a fast enough connection (I have a 2400 as well and I tried to connect to a service that supposedly was up to 33.3 and it

Re: won't stay connected to isp

2000-04-14 Thread Keith G. Murphy
Sheri wrote: > > I'm running Linux on a 486 laptop with a 2400 > baud modem, and I haven't been able to stay > connected to any isp. > > When I used minicom to connect, I get a prompt > for user name and password, then I get a message > saying ppp is starting and then garbage on the > screen for

won't stay connected to isp

2000-04-13 Thread Sheri
I'm running Linux on a 486 laptop with a 2400 baud modem, and I haven't been able to stay connected to any isp. When I used minicom to connect, I get a prompt for user name and password, then I get a message saying ppp is starting and then garbage on the screen for about a minute, then it disconne