Date: Thu, 7 Mar 1996 08:57:15 -0700 From: Nate Williams <nate@sri.MT.net> To: "Irvine Short" <ishort@pcm.co.za> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, mark@grondar.za Subject: Re: User PPP working nicely, more questions now Message-ID: <199603071557.IAA01179@rocky.sri.MT.net> In-Reply-To: <7BEB0130B25@pcm.co.za> References: <7BEB0130B25@pcm.co.za>
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> Problem 1: The user PPP on FreeBSD does not reinitialize the > connection if the leased line goes down. The modem and cable are OK > with CD working properly, as demonstrated by the SCO box working OK > for over a year. > > PPP is invoked like this: > > ppp -auto pm3-ct Since this is a leaded line, you don't to dial, so you might want to try 'ppp -dedicated pm3-ct' instead. It may be able to pickup the connection better. > Problem 2: > > Even though I have set debug, I have no ppp.log file. You need to 'touch' the file first, since it won't create it if I remember right. # touch /var/log/ppp.log > Question 1: Can I run the serial port reliably at 57600 under > FreeBSD? I'm currently running it at 38400 to play safe. The COM port > is a 16550. You can run it reliably at 115200 if you want. :) > Question 2: > > If I am using a leased line modem, did I do the right thing in just > removing the \\T for the phone number in the set dial command? See problem 1. Nate
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