From: wove@copper.net   
      
   I am running Be on an old Mac with a Global Village 56k modem. I changed my   
   ISP from Earthlink to Copper.net and I can not seem to get connected with   
   Be. Be connected through Earthlink without any problems.   
      
   Copper has a local phone number, the phone number is common to a number of   
   ISPs. It is the number one calls for Juno, PC Connect and several other   
   smaller but nationwide providers. The phone line and connection point is   
   provided by Quest.   
      
   Watching the process in a terminal window I see that the call is made, a   
   standard user name/password logon takes place. The terminal window closes,   
   Be reports a connection and then a second or two later it reports   
   "disconnected".   
      
   Looking at a log of a PPP connection with Linux, one sees the same   
   name/password logon, then about 1K of garbage charcters comes through. At   
   the end of the garbage it shows that you are connected to a machine located   
   in a different town, and with Linux you stay connected and everything works   
   as normal.   
      
   Perhaps some network savy users know how this connection works. It appears   
   to me that Be connects initially and the connection gets dropped somewhere   
   while the connection is being transfered to another machine.   
      
   Since I know that Mac, Windows and Linux can connect to this number I am   
   somewhat confident that Be should connect as well. I have tried all the   
   different combinations available in "dialup networking" without any success   
   and hope that someone can shed some light on my problem and provide some   
   pointers to a solution.   
      
   thanks   
   bill   
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