It does.  However, it doesn't do the reset of the handshake.  There are
too many danged ways to attach to an ISP.  I have to dial the number,
type a user name, an exncrypted time, and then the string ppp, each
to a prompt and with no type ahead allowed.  My mom's ISP goes through
a similar but different dance.  My girl friend's uses PAP without
a dance.