Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 18:01:37 -0400 From: "Christopher J. Michaels" <cjm2@earthling.net> To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Trouble connecting to sites with ppp. Message-ID: <35D210C1.DA08CD24@earthling.net> References: <Pine.BSF.4.00.9808101704520.29015-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
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Doug White wrote: > On Sat, 8 Aug 1998, Christopher J. Michaels wrote: > > > Hello, > > I have a machine currently running a new install of 2.2.6-RELEASE and > > connected to the internet over PPP. About half of the web sites i try > > to connect to (including www.freebsd.org) just hang. In LYNX it shows > > "HTTP 1.0/OK" and then just hangs. I can connect to ftp.freebsd.org > > and www2.freebsd.org without trouble. I appears to be an http thing. > > I used to have 2.2.6 on another machine with the same ppp, several > > months ago and that worked fine. Also, I have no trouble connecting if > > a Win95 machine dials in. > > Yes I tried installing 2.2.7-RELEASE (new install, not an upgrade) and > > that didn't help. > > Are you by chance connecting to an Annex box? > > Try setting `tcp_extensions="NO"' in /etc/rc.conf and rebooting, then > trying ppp. Thanks for the suggestion. I tried it, but it didn't work. To answer your question, no I'm not connected to an Annex box. I'm connected to a Sun (Ultra I believe) running MorningStar PPP, via a 28.8kbps modem connection. Any other ideas, or any other information I can provide that may help? -Chris cjm2@earthling.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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