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To: Chad William Monteith <cwm@Marlar.phys.du.edu>
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From: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org>
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> Greetings,
> 	The ppp used to install FreeBSD and the one ran for user PPP
> continually dies on me.  During downloads my connection will suddenly be
> dropped.  The modem is no longer connected, but the system still thinks it
> is.  The only error I have been able to find in the log is an HDLC error
> and the FCS is set to FCS:1 or FCS:2
> 	Any help?

Try the latest version of ppp on http://www.freebsd.org/~brian.  Make 
sure you've got "set log +lcp +phase".  If the problems persist, drop 
me a line.

-- 
Brian <brian@awfulhak.org>, <brian@freebsd.org>
      <http://www.awfulhak.org>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....