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Date:      Sat, 06 Jun 1998 17:57:36 -0700
From:      Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
To:        "Mike Del" <repenting@hotmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: I am having problems with my modem. 
Message-ID:  <199806070057.RAA02884@antipodes.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 06 Jun 1998 13:03:08 PDT." <19980606200308.23227.qmail@hotmail.com> 

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Try using user PPP - it looks like your CPU is too slow to keep up with 
the flow of incoming data.  You could also try turning off any 
protocol-level compression that you might have enabled (leave the modem 
compression on), as this will also slow kernel PPP down.

> I finally got my modem working. I am using Freebsd PAO 2.2.5, I setup 
> the stuff for kernel ppp. And can log onto the internet. But then the 
> problems start, when for example i ftp, and ls in a large dir. , and 
> data starts to come down the line. I get stuff like this:
> ------
> Jun  5 11:40:22 localhost /kernel: sio2: 1 more interrupt-level buffer 
> overflow (total 1)
> Jun  5 11:40:44 localhost /kernel: sio2: 118 more interrupt-level buffer 
> overflows (total 119)
> Jun  5 11:40:52 localhost /kernel: sio2: 81 more interrupt-level buffer 
> overflows (total 200)
> Jun  5 11:41:16 localhost /kernel: sio2: 60 more interrupt-level buffer 
> overflows (total 260)
> Jun  5 11:41:21 localhost /kernel: sio2: 118 more interrupt-level buffer 
> overflows (total 378)
> Jun  5 11:41:25 localhost /kernel: sio2: 23 more interrupt-level buffer 
> overflows (total 401)
> Jun  5 11:41:37 localhost /kernel: sio2: 4 more interrupt-level buffer 
> overflows (total 405)
> ----
> Etc. On a 56k modem this just suck, the flow of data is constantly 
> interrupted. All help wanted please, I really need to get this modem 
> working. Thanks :)
> 
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