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-- >...ever get tired of dealing with that type of call? Well here's >something I found on Microsoft's web. If I were you, I would print this >out and keep it real close by... > > Microsoft Knowledge Base > > Err Msg: Dial-Up Networking Could Not Negotiate > Compatible... > > Last reviewed: May 16, 1997 > Article ID: Q130079 > The information in this article applies to: > > Microsoft Windows 95 > > SYMPTOMS > > When you use the Dial-Up Networking client included with Windows 95 to >connect to a Windows 95 or Windows NT > remote access server, you may receive the following error message: > > Dial-Up Networking could not negotiate a compatible set of network > protocols you specified in the Server Type settings. Check your > network configuration in the Control Panel then try the connection > again. > > > CAUSE > > This error message can be caused by any of the following situations: > > The network protocols used by the server do not match the >protocols used by > the Dial-Up Networking client. > The protocol used by the Dial-Up Networking client is not >available. > The line protocols may not match. > You may be using a PAP or CHAP login and a clear-text terminal >login is needed. > PAP and CHAP authentication uses the user name and password you >type in the > Connect To dialog box when you dial. A terminal login occurs >after modem > negotiation. > Your computer name is duplicated on the network. > The connectoid you are using is damaged. > > RESOLUTION > > To work around this problem, use the appropriate method: > > If the protocols used by the server and the Dial-Up Networking >client do not > match, modify the protocols used by the client so that at least >one protocol > matches. > If a protocol used by the Dial-Up Networking client is not >available, install the > protocol from Control Panel and bind it to the Dial-Up Networking >adapter. > Make sure you have the correct server type selected in the >connection's > properties (PPP, SLIP, or RAS). > Perform the following steps to enable a terminal login: > > 1. Click the Start button, point to Programs, point to >Accessories, and > > then click Dial-Up Networking. > > 2. Use the right mouse button to click the connection, and then >click > > Properties on the menu that appears. > > 3. On the General tab, click Configure. > > 4. On the Options tab, click "Bring up terminal window after >dialing." > > 5. Click OK until all dialog boxes are closed. > > When you connect, enter your user name and password as prompted >by your provider. > If a network adapter is installed, try removing the binding for >TCP/IP from the > network adapter. Try this method only after trying all the other >methods listed in > this article. If this works, and you have other protocols >installed, you can leave > TCP/IP unbound from the network adapter. If this is the only >protocol you have > installed, you must bind the TCP/IP protocol to the network >adapter before you > can use the network. > Make sure there are no duplicate computer names on the network. > Delete the damaged connectoid and then re-create it. > > MORE INFORMATION > > Dial-Up Networking can bind up to three protocols. The NetBEUI, >IPX/SPX, and TCP/IP protocols are used by default > for a Dial-Up Networking connectoid. However, the fact that these >protocols are used by a Dial-Up Networking > connectoid does not necessarily mean that these protocols are >available. Each protocol must be installed from Control > Panel and then bound to the Dial-Up Networking adapter. > > Note that the symptom described in this article can also occur if >there is a duplicate computer name on the subnet to > which the remote access server is connected. > > The symptom described in this article can also occur if you are trying >to use Dial-Up Networking to connect to your > CompuServe account but the connection is not configured properly. For >information about using Dial-Up Networking to > connect to CompuServe, please see the following article in the >Microsoft Knowledge Base: > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- John G. Thompson Livingston Enterprises Inc. Phone: (800) 458-9966 JOAT(MON) 4464 Willow Road Fax: (510)737-2110 support@livingston.com Pleasanton, CA 94588 http://www.livingston.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ******* The solution to any problem lies in its proper definition. *******