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From: Edwin Culp <eculp@mail.mexcom.net>
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To: PrografX <vorchak@redrose.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: PPP troubles, over and over again.
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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