Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 22:03:27 -0600 From: Dan Nelson <dnelson@allantgroup.com> To: "Andrew P." <infofarmer@mail.ru> Cc: FreeBSD-Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Concealing short disconnects Message-ID: <20050212040327.GA49626@dan.emsphone.com> In-Reply-To: <420D7EE3.5000305@mail.ru> References: <420D7EE3.5000305@mail.ru>
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In the last episode (Feb 12), Andrew P. said: > 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. Check to see if your IP number changes when you reconnect. If it does, there's nothing you really can do; the remote system you were talking to knew you only by your old IP, and those packets coming to them from this other IP are unrelated. -- Dan Nelson dnelson@allantgroup.com
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