Date: Sun, 09 Nov 1997 13:40:43 +0000 From: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org> To: chris@netmonger.net (Christopher Masto) Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Probs with PPP(ISDN) Zyxel->Ascend under -current Message-ID: <199711091340.NAA15115@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: Your message of "09 Nov 1997 06:12:25 GMT." <643k89$ks5$1@schenectady.netmonger.net>
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> I noticed a similar problem when I went from 2.2 to CURRENT. "set mtu > 1500" prevents ijppp from working. I hadn't investigated it in much > detail; I had a bunch of other stuff to do, so I just stopped trying > to set the MTU. Anyway, this was with a ZyXEL Elite 2864i (ISDN) > calling a Livingston PM3. The symptom I noticed was that the TX/RX > lights would flash continually, as if the negotiation were in some > kind of loop. How current was your -current ? Up until Sep 29, ppp would decrease the interface MTU, but *not* NAK the peers MRU request. Does the change fix your problem, or does it break it ? If it breaks it, it sounds like your ISP can't handle NAK'd MRU values. > The reason for the 1500 MTU was to work around some bizzare problem > that makes it impossible to access AltaVista with anything above 1500. This has been reported before. It'd be nice to know if the above fix affects things. If you haven't got -current > Sep 29, you can get the latest sources from http://www.freebsd.org/~brian. > -- > = Christopher Masto = chris@netmonger.net = http://www.netmonger.net/ = > = NetMonger Communications = finger for PGP key = $19.95/mo unlimited access = > = Director of Operations = (516) 221-6664 = mailto:info@netmonger.net = > Cheers. -- Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org>, <brian@FreeBSD.org>, <bri@OpenBSD.org> <http://www.Awfulhak.org>; Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....
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