From: Vincent Cunniffe (vcunniff at domain arbgroup.com)
Date: Mon 04 Oct 1999 - 14:05:36 IST
Michael Treacy wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I'm using the "surf nolimits" a/c also, and I have a query.
>
> I use Wvdial to connect, but I find that it fires the login and the password
> at Esat many times before being accepted. Quite a few times, I get something
> like "Authentication failed" or something like that (can't remember exactly)
> but it still works. Now I assume that if I can get in, that everything is
> ok???? I don't want to find a HUGE bill coming from Telecom!!
If you're using Surf No Limits, like me, then it doesn't matter how many
times you redial : you're not paying anything for them anyway.
> Usually, I re-dial until I get a friendlier message (something like "Backup
> authentication").
>
> Does anybody else get something similar?
WVdial doesn't seem to like the responses generated by Esat's dialin server,
but after getting three login prompts it shrugs and goes to pppd anyway.
Vin
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