Re: (ASCEND) Re: mac client problem

[Phillip Vandry <vandry@mlink.net>]

> What kind of headaches?  I've walked at least 6 or 8 clients through
> rickety ole configPPP getups over the past six months.  Other than the
> trouble I have remembering what the interface looks like, I don't notice
> any problems.  They connect to one of our 4048's or our 4004 with ease.

Indeed; as far as the actual quality of the connection, one is as good
as another.

Some of the problems you can encounter with ConfigPPP are that the "Open"
button is grayed out for no particular reason, and that the preferences
file sometimes becomes corrupted and must be deleted.

> I do know that in order to avoid script conflicts, I have them omit the
> "l" and "p" in "login" and "password" in their settings.  

Don't your users log in without scripts with PAP or CHAP? It's simpler
for the customer, and for you, and it's more efficient!

> It's not a headache if you have those bases covered.  It *is* a headache,
> however, to try and convince someone to get OT or FreePPP when they have a
> working ConfigPPP.

It's slightly easier to convince them when they have a non working
ConfigPPP :-)

And FreePPP is a breeze to install, and OT PPP comes with the more recent
OS versions!

-Phil
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