Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 01:46:51 -0400 (EDT) From: Christian Fortin <cfortin@ec.camitel.com> To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Cc: brian@awfulhak.org Subject: Re: Any reason why 'ppp -direct' might ignore CD transitions Message-ID: <XFMail.970919015319.cfortin@ec.camitel.com> Resent-Message-ID: <199709190547.BAA06882@gandalf.ec.camitel.com>
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Your patch work with our Cyclom 16y. The CD make his job. :-) Congratulation!!! -----FW: <199709190547.BAA06882@gandalf.ec.camitel.com>----- Subject: Re: Any reason why 'ppp -direct' might ignore CD transitions > Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 01:19:23 +0100 > Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG > From: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org> > To: Angelo Turetta <ATuretta@stylo.it>, Tomi Vainio <tomppa@fidata.fi> > Subject: Re: Any reason why 'ppp -direct' might ignore CD transitions? > Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG, Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org> > > Ok, got it (I think). > > I've updated -current with a change that's available on > http://www.freebsd.org/~brian. Can you both try this version (both > of you are experiencing the same problem :-O). > > If things are better, I'll bring it back into 2.2 *very* soon. > > Thanks. > > > I'm cc-ing Brian which, reading the latest CVS logs, should be the > > maintainer of user mode ppp. My apologies if that's not true. > > And BTW, I'm not on this list, so please copy replies to my address. > > > > I've upgraded my FreeBSD router/terminal server to 2.2-STABLE (it was > > running 2.1.0-RELEASE with ppp compiled from the sources of the > > 2.2-CURRENT branch dated little more than one year ago, and getty hacked > > to implement the :pp: setting in the same way it works now on > > 2.2-STABLE) > > > > I have getty listening to 4 modems, starting usermode 'ppp -direct' > > through the :pp: setting of gettytab. All the users have static IP > > assigned, that is when they call in the server gives them the IP number > > I've put in my ppp.secret file no matter which port they get assigned > > to. > > > > Since I upgraded to RELENG_2_2, ppp fails to recognise carrier loss > > every now and then. > > On most calls everything goes well, but sometimes after a carrier loss > > the link stays up (last event logged: OsLinkup) and ppp doesn't quit. > > I suppose this is happening after a client-side timeout, because when > > this happens often the same customer calls again in a few minutes. At > > that time, if he's assigned a different line, ppp logs an error > > 'SetIpDevice: ioctl(SIOCAIFADDR): File exists' and quits. Eventually, > > the first ppp (the one locked in the Linkup state) times out too and > > exits, which enables the user to call in again. You can find the log > > (Carrier Link Phase) of one occurence of the problem attached to this > > message (ppp[213] was running for about an hour when the modem hung up: > > the user then called back and started ppp[214] which failed to establish > > the link because the IP was already in use. ppp[213] terminated only > > some minutes after the new connection attempt). > > > > Please note that I'm sure the user is not trying to connect from two > > different modems, as I personally witnessed a case where only 1 modem > > was active while 4 ppp processes where running (3 of them in the locked > > state). > > > > While checking ppp.log I've also noticed that if a new call comes on the > > same modem the locked ppp is hooked to (thus raising CD again), the old > > link is brought down and a new user authentication is executed by the > > same instance of ppp (same PID in log file) > > > > It seems like ppp is trying to wait some time for the carrier to come > > back up before terminating. I think this is not the expected behaviour > > on a ppp server. > > > > Is there someone else using user mode ppp on a ppp server? > > > > I think the 'set reconnect' feature is likely to produce a similar > > behaviour, but it's supposed to be meaningful only in case of outgoing > > connections, and I've not set it up in my config file. Maybe the > > introduction of this feature did break the CD-awareness of ppp when > > running as a server. In fact if I 'kill -HUP' a ppp in the locked state, > > it logs a 'PPP Terminated (nodial)' event before exiting. > > > > Thanks for any hints. > > > > Angelo > > aturetta@stylo.it > > > > > > Sep 17 16:58:22 gate1 ppp[213]: Phase: Using interface: tun0 > > Sep 17 16:58:22 gate1 ppp[213]: Phase: Listening at port 3000. > > Sep 17 16:58:22 gate1 ppp[213]: Phase: PPP Started. > > Sep 17 16:58:22 gate1 ppp[213]: Phase: Packet mode enabled > > Sep 17 16:58:25 gate1 ppp[213]: Phase: NewPhase: Authenticate > > Sep 17 16:58:25 gate1 ppp[213]: Phase: his = 0, mine = c223 > > Sep 17 16:58:25 gate1 ppp[213]: Phase: Valsize = 16, Name = oscar > > Sep 17 16:58:25 gate1 ppp[213]: Phase: NewPhase: Network > > Sep 17 16:58:25 gate1 ppp[213]: Link: myaddr = 193.76.98.1 hisaddr = > > 193.76.98.134 > > Sep 17 16:58:25 gate1 ppp[213]: Phase: Found interface ed1 for proxy arp > > Sep 17 16:58:25 gate1 ppp[213]: Link: OsLinkup: 193.76.98.134 > > Sep 17 17:51:16 gate1 ppp[214]: Phase: Using interface: tun1 > > Sep 17 17:51:16 gate1 ppp[214]: Phase: Listening at port 3001. > > Sep 17 17:51:16 gate1 ppp[214]: Phase: PPP Started. > > Sep 17 17:51:16 gate1 ppp[214]: Phase: Packet mode enabled > > Sep 17 17:51:18 gate1 ppp[214]: Phase: NewPhase: Authenticate > > Sep 17 17:51:18 gate1 ppp[214]: Phase: his = 0, mine = c223 > > Sep 17 17:51:19 gate1 ppp[214]: Phase: Valsize = 16, Name = oscar > > Sep 17 17:51:19 gate1 ppp[214]: Phase: NewPhase: Network > > Sep 17 17:51:19 gate1 ppp[214]: Link: myaddr = 193.76.98.1 hisaddr = > > 193.76.98.134 > > Sep 17 17:51:19 gate1 ppp[214]: Error: SetIpDevice: ioctl(SIOCAIFADDR): > > File exists > > Sep 17 17:54:21 gate1 ppp[213]: Link: OsLinkdown: 193.76.98.134 > > Sep 17 17:54:21 gate1 ppp[213]: Phase: NewPhase: Terminate > > Sep 17 17:54:24 gate1 ppp[213]: Phase: Connected! > > Sep 17 17:54:24 gate1 ppp[213]: Phase: NewPhase: Dead > > Sep 17 17:54:24 gate1 ppp[213]: Phase: PPP Terminated (dead). > > Sep 17 17:55:47 gate1 ppp[214]: Phase: NewPhase: Terminate > > Sep 17 17:55:50 gate1 ppp[214]: Phase: Connected! > > Sep 17 17:55:50 gate1 ppp[214]: Phase: NewPhase: Dead > > Sep 17 17:55:50 gate1 ppp[214]: Phase: PPP Terminated (dead). > > -- > Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org>, <brian@FreeBSD.org>, <bri@OpenBSD.org> > <http://www.Awfulhak.org>; > Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour.... --------------End of forwarded message------------------------- ---------------------------------- E-Mail: Christian Fortin <cfortin@ec.camitel.com> Date: 19-Sep-97 Heure: 01:46:51 ##############################################--------+ Electro-Conception tel:(418) 872-6641 | 3665 Croisset fax:(418) 872-9198 | Quebec,P.Q. www.ec.camitel.com/ec | G1P-1L4 | /--|<|--WM--|(--J Canada -----------------L---WM-----< \----1 --- -
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