Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 07:09:27 +0300 From: "Andrew P." <infofarmer@mail.ru> To: Dan Nelson <dnelson@allantgroup.com> Cc: FreeBSD-Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Concealing short disconnects Message-ID: <420D8177.30600@mail.ru> In-Reply-To: <20050212040327.GA49626@dan.emsphone.com> References: <420D7EE3.5000305@mail.ru> <20050212040327.GA49626@dan.emsphone.com>
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Dan Nelson wrote: > 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. > It changes only once in about a week. Let's say it doesn't change at all. What then? Best wishes, Andrew P.
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