The "PPP: UNKNOWN compression..." error is caused by any Windows 95 or 98
machine dialing in.
But a Windows NT machine dialing-in won't cause this error.
- Danny Sinang
----- Original Message -----
From: Info Desk <info@olynet.com>
To: <ntisp@iea-software.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 20, 1999 11:44 PM
Subject: Re: [NTISP] Need help with my USR Netserver 16
> I have two Netserver 16's and they do the same thing. I have had the same
> problem with Radius NT as I have with 3COM's own Radius. I think it is
> something to do with the Netserver code.
>
> Danny Sinang wrote:
>
> > Hello.
> >
> > I just bought a used USR Netserver 16 with firmware version 3.x .
> >
> > It answers all calls faithfully, but everytime it authenticates against
> > RadiusNT 1.16.60 and sends accounting packets to it, RadiusNT crashes.
> >
> > So I decided to upgrade the firmware to version 4.1.7 and see what
happens.
> >
> > The problem is, after a failed dialup attempt to any port in the
Netserver,
> > it won't allow any more calls. I set the Netserver to debug mode (show
> > events) and it says something about "PPP : UNKNOWN compression" .
> >
> > I applied the 2 service releases that were reported to fix this failure
to
> > answer calls, but it doesn't seem to work.
> > The latest service release is 4.1.77 dated December 3, 1998.
> >
> > Should I have set dip switch # 4 down to erase the flash configuration
> > before I applied the service releases ?
> >
> > What could be the solution ?
> >
> > Does anybody here have RadiusNT 1.16.49 ? I heard it wasn't as broken as
> > 1.16.60 .
> >
> > Danny Sinang
> > President
> > Uplink Technologies, Inc.
> > www.uplink.com.ph
>