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Date:      Wed, 16 Apr 1997 00:39:27 +0200
From:      j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
To:        freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG
Cc:        jwd@unx.sas.com (John W. DeBoskey)
Subject:   Re: UserMode ppp problems (Bad FCS?)
Message-ID:  <19970416003927.KQ11850@uriah.heep.sax.de>
In-Reply-To: <199704150522.AA10868@iluvatar.unx.sas.com>; from John W. DeBoskey on Apr 15, 1997 01:22:04 -0400
References:  <199704150522.AA10868@iluvatar.unx.sas.com>

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As John W. DeBoskey wrote:

>    I have been arguing (and losing) with usermode ppp. It appears that
> the server I'm dialing into is sending out a configuration header
> that we don't recognize.

Nope, unrecognized config options aren't fatal unless one side insists
of this option being used (and demands a shutdown if the negotiation
fails).

In your case, i don't see any reply packet at all, due to the FCS
errors.

> Could someone with more knowlege than I tell me
> what a bad FCS actually is? Any pointers are greatly appreciated!

An invalid frame check sequence (aka. CRC).  You line looks broken.

-- 
cheers, J"org

joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RIPE
Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)



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