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Date:      Mon, 16 Aug 1999 10:34:33 -0500 (CDT)
From:      Eduardo Viruena Silva <mrspock@esfm.ipn.mx>
To:        Brian <bri@sonicboom.org>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ftp problems in FBSD 3.2 ?
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.05.9908161027030.1039-100000@Michelle.esfm.ipn.mx>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9908121201510.28575-100000@adsl-216-102-203-44.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net>

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On Thu, 12 Aug 1999, Brian wrote:

> Apologies for a router lesson here..

On the contrary... thank you.

> 
> Ok, the nitty gritty.  Are you the network person there?  

no, but it is a  friend of mine.

> I have seen
> this  when a Cisco, which uses keepalive by default, tries to send an
> ipcp config request to the router on the other end, that is usually not a
> Cisco.  The classic symptom of this is you start a download, then after a
> couple minutes, things start to slow down, then die for about 3-4 minutes.
> All is well after that.  If that is what is occurring, you could try
> looking at the router interface while someone else downloads.  Does it
> blink as if resetting?  The fix to try is this on a Cisco..

ok. interface is blinking.

> 
> First, do a show running or show config, and look at the config for the
> serial interface that connects to the csu.  Does it say no keepalive?  If
> not, try the below.  This is not recommended for frame relay circuits,
> they depend on keepalive for staying up. 
> 
> conf t
> int interface name
> no keepalive
> ctrl z
> Then test to see fi things improve.
> 
> If so, then  write mem on the Cisco


Thank you Brian, it is better now.
I think there was also a problem with an old tranceiver in the back of
the router.  I have not noticed it but it has a lot of collitions.

Thank you, the problem seems to be solved.


> 
> 			Brian
> 
>  On Thu, 12 Aug 1999, Eduardo Viruena Silva wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, 12 Aug 1999, Brian wrote:
> > 
> > > Potential problem; the circuit could be so bust with transferring your
> > > data that something called keepalive is failing.  1 of the routers will
> > > reset the connection at that point.
> > > 
> > > 				Bri
> > 
> > Thank you Brian.  Then, what am I supposed to do?
> > Do I have to change something in my router configuration?
> > Do I have to change something in my computer ? 
> > Perhaps something to transfer data in a lower rate?
> > 
> > > 
> > > On Thu, 12 Aug 1999, Eduardo Viruena Silva wrote:
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Hello there,
> > > > 
> > > > I have a FreeBSD 3.2 box with a 3com 509 ethernet card in my office and I
> > > > have been having problems with FTP.  Particularly when I transfer very
> > > > large files (5Mb or more). My poor machine begins to slow down its
> > > > transfers through the network... ping becomes a real turtle... telnet a
> > > > snail...  and suddenly all network activies stop...
> > > > 
> > > > Do you have any idea of what is going wrong?
> > > > 
> > 				Eduardo Viruena
> > 				eduardo.viruena@esfm.ipn.mx
> > 
> 
> 

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