Thinkpad COM1 PPP problem solved

Thinkpad COM1 PPP problem solved - thanks

by David Hen » Sat, 11 Jul 1998 04:00:00

Thanks to all those who pointed me in the right direction to solving
the problem of ppp not working on my Thinkpad.
The root cause was COM1 not being enabled.
For those in a similar jam, I've summarised the results in
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/1404/thinkpad_com1.html

David Henry

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