Help --- can't get on to CenturyTel ISP

[Brian Densmore]

What kind of handshake are they/you using? What kind of
authentication is being used? You should be able to open a
window and watch the communication between the two modems.
I remember I had problems with my dial up ISP who didn't 
support Linux and thought Windows was the end all, be all
of OSes. With that ISP it was a matter of handshake and also
the type of verification. He wasn't using plain text, but using
some other option that was in my list of choices. Need more
input to troubleshoot. Another option is to install Windows
on a small partition and see if it connects.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Hildebrand 
> 
> 
> >From what I can tell, their end is some sort of weird 
> protocol, at least
> from what my ear can tell from the usual burps and squeals.  My modem
> and theirs just don't connect.  No error msgs, nuffin.  Dials 
> in, and I
> hear the dialog between protocols and it just gets lost in the woods
> somewhere.
> 
> There has to be some sort of Init string for my USR Sportster 56k that
> would work.
> 
> Their help desk doesn't support Linux (shame on them) and I've had a
> couple bum steers, so I'm open to any and all suggestions.  
> Maybe there
> is someone out there who knows someone who is both a Linux and
> CenturyTel ISP user who might have the answer.  If you know 
> of a way to
> cross post this, go right ahead.
> 
> Looks like their services are worth very little if I can't get this to
> go.  They already have a reputation for having lousy customer service
> --- so far I've seen little to contradict that.  I'm stuck 
> with them for
> my telephone service up here in the boonies.
> 
> Tnx in advance,
> 
> Gary Hildebrand
> St. Joseph, MO
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