Date: Thu, 26 Oct 1995 16:08:05 -0700 From: patl@asimov.volant.org To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Strange networking problem with 2.0.5 Message-ID: <9510262308.AA05967@asimov.volant.org>
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Hi, I'm running 2.0.5 as a gateway machine between my LAN and the Internet. I'm using Ethernet for the LAN, and a 28.8Kb modem with iijppp for the connection to my Internet access provider. It is mostly working fine, but I am experiencing two problems. 1. The link spontainiously drops rather frequently. It isn't timeouts, and I haven't been able to determine whether the problem is at my end, their end, or with the phone line itself. This isn't a major problem since I can just set up a ping with a sixty second interval to make sure the line is re-opened if necessary. 2. After a while (several hours to a few days - averages about two days), it will get into a state where I can't make high-level connections (e.g. finger) from the gateway to outside machines. Ping and traceroute still work fine, and incomming mail/http/etc. connections still work fine, but outgoing connections just hang. Re-starting the connection, or even killing and re-starting the ppp process has no effect; the only way I've found to fix it is to re-boot. Any advice on how to find out what's going on here would be appreciated. Thanks, -Pat My opinions are my own. For a small royalty, they can be yours as well... Pat Lashley, Senior Software Engineer, Henry Davis Consulting patl@Phoenix.Volant.ORG || http://Phoenix.Volant.ORG/ || lashley@netcom.com
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