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What is the key to getting Win95 clients to make PPP connections to AIX
4.1.4?  I have tried many configurations on both ends to no avail.  My
Win95 system calls AIX and hangs on "Verifing user name and password".
The PPP login and password are ok, they work from an attached ascii
terminal, albeit with garbage after login.  I have the AIX modem port
set to share, and it works fine when using non-PPP logins.  The PPP
login has "exec /usr/sbin/pppattachd server 2>/dev/null" as the last
line of $HOME/.profile.  The pppcontrold subsystem is running.  Do I
need a PTF, 4.1.5, 4.2, a patch to Win95, or maybe a brain transplant?
I have read the the man pages for PPP.  I was unable to find anything on
PPP configuration from IBM-4FAX, or on the tech support web page.  I do
not have an IBM support contract, so that is not an option.  Any help
appreciated, even RTFM if you name the manual.

Thanks,
Richard Gulledge

Richard,

You must be on 4.1.5 (there are problems with 4.1.4).

You also need a DUN script file. I have attached ours to this message.

If you have any problems let me know.

Good Luck,

Mark Balcombe

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First, you expect IBM documentaiton to include specifics
for every client that could connect in.  This is unrealistic
given the number of PPP implementaitons available...

Connecting from Win 95 is easy,  we've had several customers
who are using Win 95 clients.   check your dialog,  I don't
have a Win95 box available right now, but the dialog scripts
to connect are quite simple...

Now dialin and when the RS-6000 answers you will get a small window
that you can login AIX using the username and password for the ppp
user. You will see some "garbage" looking stuff at the bottom of the
window. This is the RS-6000 tring to set-up the ppp session. Click on
the continue button and it should make the connection.

There are utilities that will allow you to write scripts to automate
this process. I have not used them however. We use ppp for support at
our customers site and we just go though the steps above.

Thanks to all who responded, both here and by e-mail.  The missing piece
for me was to have "Log on to network" unchecked, and "Bring up terminal
window after dialing" checked on the Win95 client.  Everything is
working fine now.