Dialup connection - Netscape.net and Linux?

Has anyone been successfull getting a dialup connection to Netscape.net
as an internet service for a Linux (FC3) box? I've done a lot of
Googling, and haven't found any incication of people using their service
with Linux. Of course, when you sign up, they give you a custom Windows
dialer, so there must be some magic to get the connection. I've used
both "eznet" and "wvdial", and both successfully connect to the system
on the other end, but neither one can get through the authentication
secret handshake (CHAP?). Interestingly enough, I was able to use
"eznet" to get through to my Roadrunner dialup (for when I'm away from
the cable service), though I had to add a second response to get it to
authenticate, so I know my PCMCIA modem is fine, and the ppp connection
can be established. However, I'm trying to set this up for a friend,
and he isn't going to be able to use my Roadrunner account.

As an alternative, what dialup services have people had good success
with when running Linux? I'm working with an old laptop running FC3.
Everything else works fine, but I need to set up an Internet account for
him.


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Chuck Tryon

Charles Tryon wrote:

> Has anyone been successfull getting a dialup connection to Netscape.net
> as an internet service for a Linux (FC3) box? I've done a lot of
> Googling, and haven't found any incication of people using their service
> with Linux. Of course, when you sign up, they give you a custom Windows
> dialer, so there must be some magic to get the connection. I've used
> both "eznet" and "wvdial", and both successfully connect to the system
> on the other end, but neither one can get through the authentication
> secret handshake (CHAP?). Interestingly enough, I was able to use
> "eznet" to get through to my Roadrunner dialup (for when I'm away from
> the cable service), though I had to add a second response to get it to
> authenticate, so I know my PCMCIA modem is fine, and the ppp connection
> can be established. However, I'm trying to set this up for a friend,
> and he isn't going to be able to use my Roadrunner account.
>
> As an alternative, what dialup services have people had good success
> with when running Linux? I'm working with an old laptop running FC3.
> Everything else works fine, but I need to set up an Internet account for
> him.
>
>
Earthlink works fine.

tigre <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> Charles Tryon wrote:

>> Has anyone been successfull getting a dialup connection to Netscape.net
>> as an internet service for a Linux (FC3) box? I've done a lot of
>> Googling, and haven't found any incication of people using their service
>> with Linux. Of course, when you sign up, they give you a custom Windows
>> dialer, so there must be some magic to get the connection. I've used
>> both "eznet" and "wvdial", and both successfully connect to the system
>> on the other end, but neither one can get through the authentication
>> secret handshake (CHAP?).

To have any hope of getting a good answer add the line

daemon.*;local2.* /var/log/ppp.log

to /etc/syslog.conf, do "killall -HUP syslogd" to get syslogd to reread
that file, and temporary add the pppd option debug to /etc/ppp/options.
Then try to make a connection and post the resulting log file.

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Clifford Kite Email: "echo xvgr_yvahk-(E-Mail Removed)|rot13"

Clifford Kite wrote:
> tigre <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> ... I've used
>>>both "eznet" and "wvdial", and both successfully connect to the system
>>>on the other end, but neither one can get through the authentication
>>>secret handshake (CHAP?).
>
>
> To have any hope of getting a good answer add the line
>
> daemon.*;local2.* /var/log/ppp.log
>
> to /etc/syslog.conf, do "killall -HUP syslogd" to get syslogd to reread
> that file, and temporary add the pppd option debug to /etc/ppp/options.
> Then try to make a connection and post the resulting log file.

Ah!! That will be a huge help! I was wondering how to get any
decent logs, since it doesn't really put much useful info in the
"messages" file. Thanks -- I'll try that.

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Chuck Tryon