Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 09:25:02 -0600 From: "Darryl Hoar" <darryl@osborne-ind.com> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: ppp problems. Message-ID: <003401c08b99$fd143130$0701a8c0@darryl>
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Greetings, I have 4.0-release installed on a new box (K6-2 500, 128MB RAM). I have an external US Robotics 56K modem attached to the new box. The phone line runs through the corporate phone system. (IE, dial 9 to get an outside line). I use userland ppp to manage the nat and the link (ie, ppp -auto -nat ....). This works fine most of the time. here's the problem: Several times during the day the modem link gets in an inconsistent state. That is, the lights show its connected, the transmit & receive lights flash, but when I log into the box and try to ping an internet ip address, it just hangs. IE, no response. Sometime I only need to power cycle the modem to clear the condition. Sometimes, I must manually stop/restart ppp. I need this to work "hands free" most of the time. Anyone got any ideas ? I have already looked at trying to test with a dedicated, ie not through the phone system, line. but due to the wiring this would be a major undertaking. So if there are any other trouble shooting steps, I want to take them first. BTW: ppp log file shows no errors. thanks, Darryl To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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