T_MSG_LOGIN_RESP - Login failure: other error

[Geoff]

Hi,

I am using Debian GNU/Linux w/2.4.18 kernel along with bpalogin to
connect to BPA.

My Ethernet interface eth1 successfully gets a dhcp assigned ip
address (138.130.57.x) and my /etc/resolv.conf gets updated with the
correct 3 nsw bpa DNS servers.

I can also successfully initiate a connection to the dce server on
port 5050 (using telnet)

However, when I use bpalogin -c bpalogin.conf, I get the error
"T_MSG_LOGIN_RESP - Login failure: other error" in my syslog.

This configuration worked excellently for me yesterday. The only
configuration change I have made since then are:

1. Unplugged the cable from the Cable modem to my linux server's
network card
2. Took the eth1 interface offline and online a few times
3. Reset cable modem

I believe my problem is identical to the one describe on the thread
below, I could not find a solution to the problem.

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=T_MSG_LOGIN_RESP+-+Login+failure:+other+error&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&selm=FyNO7.409490%24bY5.1728124%40news-server.bigpond.net.au&rnum=3

Any got any ideas? It would be nice to be able to use my cable
connection tonight after work.

Thanks in advance for any help,
Geoff

[Geoff]

This problem was caused by me using multiple computers (different MAC
addr) and not disconnecting an existing session before starting a new
one. Hence Bigpond still had the existing MAC addr in their cache and
would not allow another MAC addr to log on.

There is a few ways to disconnect - ring Bigpond and ask, or use the
Disconnect function on the client.

In my case, I logged on to bpa on the Windows machine and pressed
disconnect then powered the computer off. After this the linux machine
had no problems logging on with bpalogin.

Geoff

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