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10.2.5 and PPP Dail Up
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macndave
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Apr 13, 2003, 06:24 AM
 
Though this is more suited for a Networking forum, it is appropriate for PowerBook users.

I updated to 10.2.5 two days ago and have found dramatic improvement in PPP dail up connectivity on my PowerBook. With 10.2.4, I either could not make a connection to my Earthlink account or the connection would drop after a few moments. Before 10.2.4, I could stay connected for hours.

With 10.2.5, the stable connectivity is back!

Why do I need dailup for hours at at time? I travel alot and can only connect to corporate resources using VPN under Virtual PC. So, the combination of the slower connection and the emulated OS can make what I do take longer than necessary without native Mac OS X applications. Speaking of which, are there such version for SecuRemote and Citrix? Or better yet, has anyone found a way to use SecuRemote via AirPort?


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Mohammed Al-Sabah
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Apr 13, 2003, 10:45 AM
 
[QUOTE]Originally posted by macndave:
[B]Though this is more suited for a Networking forum, it is appropriate for PowerBook users.

I updated to 10.2.5 two days ago and have found dramatic improvement in PPP dail up connectivity on my PowerBook. With 10.2.4, I either could not make a connection to my Earthlink account or the connection would drop after a few moments. Before 10.2.4, I could stay connected for hours.

With 10.2.5, the stable connectivity is back!



hmm.. i dont recall having any probs with PPP ever ... hmm u think it was a Earthlink compatibility?
     
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Apr 14, 2003, 01:38 PM
 
Lots of people had problems with PPP dial up in X.2.4. Some are still reporting problems in X.2.5. Anyone else find their dial up connection improved with X.2.5?
     
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Apr 14, 2003, 05:51 PM
 
I've been connected to the PPP network at my university for over 8 hours at a time, no problems when using 10.2.4.

With 10.2.5, I see no noticible changes...so I'm thinking it may have something to do with Earthlink.
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Apr 15, 2003, 09:41 AM
 
Problem fixed here, when I upgraded to 10.2.5 from 10.2.4. I had stubborn disconnection problems with 10.2.4. This is the second day I am on 10.2.5

Originally posted by OB1:
Lots of people had problems with PPP dial up in X.2.4. Some are still reporting problems in X.2.5. Anyone else find their dial up connection improved with X.2.5?
     
   
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