Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 06:58:27 +0300 From: "Andrew P." <infofarmer@mail.ru> To: FreeBSD-Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Concealing short disconnects Message-ID: <420D7EE3.5000305@mail.ru>
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Hello guys! I have a few machines behind my FreeBSD box. The box connects to ISP via ppp (PPPoE protocol). It's all working very nicely, but the ISP is a pain - it disconnects every 24 hours. I can reconnect in just a moment - so the diconnect is usually less than a second long, but many applications, like ICQ/MSN and games "feel" the disconnect. The matter is that these applications can handle fairly large packet loss (e.g. Counter-Strike can cope with at least 15-second long 100% packet loss), but AFAIK it's in the nature of the TCP/UDP that a disconnect is a disconnect. As I know that FreeBSD is full of magic, is there any way to conceal these reconnects as short moments of 100% packet loss? I am ashamed to know very little about protocols' technicalities, but I'll look into any sources you advise. Best wishes, Andrew P.
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