Re: problems with fgi

[Tim <tg@cityscape.net>]

Dunno...all I know is that when I talked to a former co-worker about a
year ago, back when FGI was still FGI, he said he had linux, but couldnt
go through the MS-Proxy cuz he didnt have a Microsoft Windows Login to
pass to the Proxy for Authentication via Linux.

I then called my friend Todd Hight ( I used to work at FGI, long before
even this ) and he confirmed that the use of the cable modems was
limited to M$ users because they have to authenticate to the proxy to
get out...<shrug> Now, possibly they are using this same setup for all
the access...I would try to find out if other Linux users use FGI.

Tim


Leon Jackson wrote:
> 
> How long has this been in place?
> It makes a little sense, but for a whole year we were using linux as a
> proxy through them.
> 
> leon
> At 05:29 PM 2/14/00 -0500, you wrote:
> >
> >Are you using the cable modem service??
> >
> >If so, you only can connect to the net via their NT proxy server...
> >
> >If no, then maybe they are implementing the NT proxy for ALL the users,
> >dialup included. Since you dont have an NT/98 login via Windows Networking,
> >you wouldnt be able to get out...I am just guessing from what little of this
> >issue I have read...
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Tim Grossner
> >Network Engineer               SACWIS Project
> >Getronics
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> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Leon Jackson [mailto:ljackson@davesworld.net]
> >Sent: Monday, February 14, 2000 11:06 AM
> >To: luci-discuss@luci.org
> >Subject: problems with fgi
> >
> >
> >
> >just an update,
> >talked to fgi's tech support today
> >They claim i'm not logged in when i connect, even though i get an ip address
> >and they can ping my machine.
> >something i noted in the /var/log/messages today that never showed up
> >before. when connecting to fgi or to gte i get many messages concerning sl0
> >
> >
> >Feb 14 10:05:37 localhost diald[1599]: start sl0: RTNETLINK answers: Invalid
> >argument
> >
> ><normal connect stuff>
> >
> >Feb 14 10:06:03 localhost pppd[1631]: Serial line is looped back.
> >Feb 14 10:06:03 localhost pppd[1631]: Connection terminated.
> >Feb 14 10:06:03 localhost pppd[1631]: Exit.
> >Feb 14 10:06:03 localhost diald[1599]: start sl0: RTNETLINK answers: Invalid
> >argument
> >Feb 14 10:06:03 localhost diald[1599]: stop ppp0: RTNETLINK answers: No such
> >process
> >I also noted that now when I type ifconfig with RH 6.0 and 6.1 theres no
> >entry for sl0 like there used to be when i connect with diald.
> >
> >any clues??
> >
> >Leon
> >
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