Re: (ASCEND) mac client problem

[Joel Smith <joel@firstsoftware.co.uk>]

At 2:24 pm +0000 3/12/98, System Administrator wrote:
>Hi,
>
>does anybody know of any problems with mac clients using configPPP to the
>max 40xx series of boxes?
>
>We got max 4004s running 7.0.0 (also tried 6.1.7 too)
>Mac client is MacOS 7.5, ConfigPPP 2.1.2SD, External SupraExpress 33.6
>modem
>
>I've since got it to work with FreePPP, but I still cant figure out why
>ConfigPPP wont work to it. if i turn on radif and pppif and watch the
>session it shows the call coming in, then RADIF shows the
>username/password being authenticated to the RADIUS server via PAP, ACK
>sent back, PPPIF says "noAuth" for initAuthentication, which is weird
>because the combo was already sent to radius and authorized. Then PPPIF
>says "link is up". Then it just sits there for about 30 seconds (client
>still says "Establishment") then PPPIF comes with "LCP Neg. Timeout" and
>the call drops.
>I've tried every option I can think of in ConfigPPP. I've turned PAP on
>for remote, off for local, on for both, off for both, etc.. no dice, yet
>FreePPP goes right through.
>
>It might also be worthy to note the ConfigPPP connects fine to a 3com
>Total Control Chassis (w/Netserver card) however fails connection to a
>3com TC HiperARC Chassis with the same LCP Neg. timeout. 3com is stumped
>too.
>
I have been connecting with a Mac for years, using FreePPP 2.6.2b3 and
system 7.5, 7.6, 8.0, 8.1 and 8.5, currently to a Max running 6.0.7.

I would recommend using FreePPP anyway, as it is probably the most stable
implementation of PPP on the mac, and is the direct successor to ConfigPPP.
If the issue is how do they get connected to download it, it might be worth
trying to use the version of PPP that comes as part of Open Transport. On a
few occasions this dealt with dirty lines much better.

HTH,

Joel

Joel Smith
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