Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 02:34:10 +0200 (MET DST) From: Eivind Eklund <perhaps@yes.no> To: Brian Somers <brian@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/usr.sbin/ppp lcp.c Message-ID: <199709220034.CAA24672@bitbox.follo.net> In-Reply-To: Brian Somers's message of Sun, 21 Sep 1997 16:02:39 -0700 (PDT) References: <199709212302.QAA14109@freefall.freebsd.org>
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> > brian 1997/09/21 16:02:38 PDT > > Modified files: (Branch: RELENG_2_2) > usr.sbin/ppp lcp.c > Log: > MFC: Sleep for a second before sending the first LCP > config request. This stops us from squirting stuff > down a line that still has ECHO turned on because the > peer hasn't had a chance to start yet. > Lead to the cause by: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> Isn't detecting this what the magic number more-or-less was introduced for? You can catch looping LCP-negotiation by looking for the same magic number, and it really seems a pity to waste a second on connection, as this could be running on really fast links (like TCP or ISDN links). Besides, if the other end is slow, 1 second might not be enough. Eivind.
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