Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 11:29:14 -0500 From: Edwin Culp <eculp@mail.mexcom.net> To: PrografX <vorchak@redrose.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: PPP troubles, over and over again. Message-ID: <3416CADA.179BB04A@mexcom.net> References: <199709082246.PAA11438@hub.freebsd.org> <3416B999.2A583748@mexcom.net>
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Edwin Culp wrote: > > PrografX wrote: > > > > I'm having headache type problems with FTPing BSD off of ftp.freebsd.org or > > any mirror. Basically, I think it might be me (WHAT AND NOT BE PERFECT?), > > but I have had help with trying to get this resolved to no avail. > > > > I can get all the way to logging into my ISP, back to a "ppp ON mymach>" > > type of prompt (mymach is not actually the host name I use, just i.e.) but I > > have not been able to get "PPP ON mymach>" Could it have anything to do > > with the configuration setup for Hostname, DNS, etc. ? Or is it something > > else? Any ideas would be appreciated, I do plan to write a small "FreeBSD > > setup for dummies" type of on-line book after I'm done, so that all will be > > converted, but I think that actually setting the OS up first may be in > > order! > > > > Alan Vorchak > > PrografX > > I'm having the same problem and was deciding whether to come to the list > with it > when I read your mail. I've tried it with both current snap and > 2.2-RELENG snap > with the same results. I can't maintain ppp for more than a few > seconds. I also > have had times that I can't seem to reach the modem on cuaa0 to even > dial. I put > it on another machine with current snap and the modem works fin, ppp > works fine. > This test is the same modem same cable and without configuring > differently but > not with the boot floppy. > > Thanks > > Ed My problem was an intermittent serial cable. Blush Blush. Works fine now. thanks ed
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