->  WC> I get the logon screen briefly then poof telnet session
->  WC> ends abruptly.


->  OH Same here!! That's been going on for three days. Who knows. Maybe
-> he's finally getting DSL and is busy working on it. We'll just have to
-> be patent. :) (I just tried it now, same thing. You get logged on then
-> it pauses and disconnects.) SO the problem isn't your end or mine.

Ok then it'll get resolved when he notices no traffic.
Thanks
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