Date: Sat, 30 May 1998 19:13:48 -0400 From: Bryan Seltzer <bryan@chesco.com> To: spork <spork@cncn.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ppp question Message-ID: <199806062306.TAA27325@carriage.chesco.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980606174210.280A-100000@pigstuy> References: <199806050109.VAA11423@carriage.chesco.com>
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At 05:43 PM 6/6/98 -0400, Spike Gronim wrote: >On Thu, 28 May 1998, Bryan Seltzer wrote: > >> Hello, >> I am new to this groups, so if this is being posted in the wrong group just >> point me in the correct direction. >> >> I am using an older system, 2.1.5 and have configured it on my tiny network >> in my home(3 puters). I have also managed with help and reading ALOT, to >> have it dial into my provider and connect and can ping the outside world. >> The problem I am having is when it connects, it will stay connected for >> about 2 mins or so and drop the connection. It's almost like there is some >> default setting somewhere that I have missed that tells it to disconnect at >> a certain time. Its always 2 mins or so even while I'm pinging the outside >> world. >> The system is a 486, the modem is a usr 28.8 set on com1 irq3. >> >> >> any clues will help >> >> Thanks >> Bryan Seltzer >> > >You are timing out. When you dial up, you should start a ping going, for >instance type "ping freebsd.org", and this will constanlty be >sending/recieving a small amount of data of the connection, preventing the >link from becoming idle and terminating. 8-) > > > > -Spike Gronim > spork@cncn.com > > > "Hacker, n: One who hacks real good" > --Computer Contradictionary I have done this and it still times out, confusing.. bryan > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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