From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Oct 21 9: 9: 9 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from storm.FreeBSD.org.uk (storm.freebsd.org.uk [194.242.128.198]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 57D6714C59; Thu, 21 Oct 1999 09:08:57 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from brian@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org) Received: from hak.lan.Awfulhak.org (picasso.transbay.net [209.133.53.6]) by storm.FreeBSD.org.uk (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id RAA16178; Thu, 21 Oct 1999 17:08:56 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from brian@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org) Received: from hak.lan.Awfulhak.org (brian@localhost.lan.Awfulhak.org [127.0.0.1]) by hak.lan.Awfulhak.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id JAA01630; Thu, 21 Oct 1999 09:11:00 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from brian@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org) Message-Id: <199910211611.JAA01630@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.1.0 09/18/1999 To: J McKitrick Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, mobile , brian@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org Subject: Re: ISP connection dropped In-Reply-To: Message from J McKitrick of "Thu, 21 Oct 1999 12:20:51 +0100." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 09:10:59 -0700 From: Brian Somers Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG And what does your log say ? > I'm using a Toshiba Laptop with a Noteworthy 56k PCMCIA modem. I've been > using these 2 ISPs for some time now in windows and Linux. But since I > have switched to FBSD, these same ISPs drop the connection every 2-15 > minutes. I have no warning... suddenly DNS quits, then the carrier is > gone. I have tried different combinations of modem options to drop X2 and > 56K support, but nothing seems to work. Only FBSD does this, and it > doesn't matter whether i use ppp or KPPP. Does anyone have any ideas? > > p.s. I emailed my ISPs, asking them to check my log files. They said > they had no clue, I should call the modem manufacturer. > > -jm -- Brian Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour ! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message