From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 28 15:10:34 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0DF3416A4DE for ; Mon, 28 Aug 2006 15:10:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bv@bilver.wjv.com) Received: from wjv.com (fl-65-40-24-38.sta.embarqhsd.net [65.40.24.38]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5578543D69 for ; Mon, 28 Aug 2006 15:10:30 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bv@bilver.wjv.com) Received: from bilver.wjv.com (localhost.wjv.com [127.0.0.1]) by wjv.com (8.13.7/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k7SFAQAG078859; Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:10:26 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from bv@bilver.wjv.com) Received: (from bv@localhost) by bilver.wjv.com (8.13.7/8.13.1/Submit) id k7SFAK2e078858; Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:10:20 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from bv) Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:10:20 -0400 From: Bill Vermillion To: "felix.schalck" Message-ID: <20060828151020.GB78704@wjv.com> References: <44F2CBA6.3040109@gmx.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <44F2CBA6.3040109@gmx.net> Organization: W.J.Vermillion / Orlando - Winter Park ReplyTo: bv@wjv.com User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.1 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00, J_CHICKENPOX_57,SPF_HELO_PASS autolearn=ham version=3.1.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on bilver.wjv.com Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Strange internet connection... X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: bv@wjv.com List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 15:10:34 -0000 Wise men talk because they have something to say, however on Mon, Aug 28, 2006 at 12:55 , felix.schalck just had to say something so we heard: > Hi, > I'm currently running 6.1-STABLE on a little laptop (CLEVO > M120 W) connected via an ISP-router to the Internet. Since a > few weeks, I m experiencing very strange Netwok behaviour: the > adsl connection seems to "hang up" from time to time, getting a > "host not found"; a few minutes (~10-15) later, it works again, > without having changed anything... I've seen that recently here in Central Florida. When lightning strikes anywhere in about 10 miles the ADSL device can lose sync, so I see it trying to train to regain a connection. Sometimes a power-off will fix it, but other times I just have to wait it out. Who is the transport - not the ISP. Here the company who handles all the network address and connections is Earthlink but the transport it handled by Embarq - the company formerly known as Sprint. > I tried different browsers, different ifconfigs, routing options > and DNS configs. On both interfaces (iwi & rl) , I got the same > symptoms. I'm wondering wether it is the ISP or a wrong config. > What can I do to find it out ? It really sounds like a connection problem and not any of the software things you mentioned above. A typieal DSL device will have lights on them. WHen it is reset the typical device will show a red light for DSL, then go to a slow green blink as it starts up, then go to a faster blink, and then when it is steady you have a working DSL connection. This really should probably go to freebsd-questions as from my POV it's not a 'net' problem. Bill -- Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com