[NTLUG:Discuss] OT dial up network note

[terry]

fredjame wrote:
> For the reasons:
> (1) I am in a hurry and I'm lazy
> (2) Corporate only supports MS
> (3) I needed to prove/disprove the connection
> I installed Win4Lin/Windows98 on my Mandrake 9.1/Gnome 2.2 laptop so I 
> could use MS Dial Up Network.
> First I proved my account wasn't even enabled, now I connect but I don't 
> route.
> Corporate says that for some reason (unknow to them as yet) the system 
> suddenly stopped routing calls from Windows98 machines.
> 
Sounds like "unknown to them" is key.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong but dialup networking is not OS specific
     Right?