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> On Dec 16, 2004, at 5:07 PM, Calvin Harrigan wrote:
>
>> William Bagwell wrote:
>>
>>> On Thursday 16 December 2004 03:33 pm, Mark Wright wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Is any one using a Linux machine with a modem.   I am willing to 
>>>> buy an
>>>> internal or another external or really anything that will make it 
>>>> work.
>>>>
>>>
>>> AFAIK all old ISA slot and externals work.  Only an occasional bit 
>>> of mucking around in KPPP if it "thinks" it has found it on the 
>>> wrong port.
>>>
>>> There are a few PCI modens which are *supposed* to work... Never had 
>>> a bit of luck with any of them.
>>>
>>> Currently using a USR 5686 external through SmoothWall. Before SW I 
>>> did all configuration directly in KPPP. Found that any done during 
>>> install or through a "Wizard" was a waste of time.
>>> Are you using the correct user name and password for her ISP? Looks 
>>> like you are conecting then getting kicked off.
>>>
>> Now that you mention the correct username/password combo, I think 
>> earthlink uses some goofy way of entering those.  You either have to 
>> prepend or append something to the username before it will let you 
>> login using a standard dialer.  The details elude me right now, 
>> haven't had earthlink for couple years.
>>
>> Yes, I know prepend isn't a real word...  :-/
>>
>> Calvin...
>> _____________________________
>
> That sounds reasonable considering all I have tried.  I used Earthlink 
> about five years ago but it was with a Mac and Earthlink had there 
> Total access program that would set up everything for you.  I need to 
> dig that old Mac out of the garage and see if any of "total access" is 
> script I might understand.  I am still holding out hope that someone 
> out there has made this work before.
>
> Thanks,
> Mark
>
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After a little googling, I found this little piece:  
<a  rel="nofollow" href="http://www.expita.com/earthlink.html#linux";>http://www.expita.com/earthlink.html#linux</a>
basically you prepend &quot;ELN/&quot; to your username and the password as normal.

Calvin...


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