Date: Wed, 6 Oct 1999 09:39:19 -0400 (EDT) From: Alex V P <alex@neptun.big-blue.net> To: J McKitrick <jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ISP connection problems... Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9910060937200.1748-100000@neptun.big-blue.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9910061434350.33399-100000@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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can u ask your isp what kind of router they have, firmvare version, what kind of link do you have, make of your modem? alex On Wed, 6 Oct 1999, J McKitrick wrote: > Well, i tried changing the timeout to zero, and i thought that helped, but > i am still getting dropped. I tried a variety of modem commands suggested > by the ISP to restore factory settings, turn off X2, V90, and various > sundry features. What happens is this: first, a Netscape page request > seems to take longer than usual... as if the site does not exist. > However, at this point, ping is still finding a route to my gateway. > Then, netscape reports a few minutes later than it cannot locate the site. > At this point, ping fails and netstat -rn reports that the default routes > have all been dropped, leaving only loopback. All of this happens even > when i am actively using the net, so i don't think it is the timeout. > > -jm > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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