From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 5 13:18:08 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AFC0B37B401 for ; Thu, 5 Jun 2003 13:18:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: from spxgate.servplex.com (ip66-105-58-82.z58-105-66.customer.algx.net [66.105.58.82]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C24E743F93 for ; Thu, 5 Jun 2003 13:18:07 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from peter@servplex.com) Received: from peter.servplex.com ([192.168.0.96]) by spxgate.servplex.com (8.12.8/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h55KUZeW095139; Thu, 5 Jun 2003 15:30:35 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from peter@servplex.com) Message-Id: <5.2.0.9.2.20030605151746.017c98d8@mail.servplex.com> X-Sender: peter@mail.servplex.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.2.0.9 Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2003 15:18:09 -0500 To: Adam From: Peter Elsner In-Reply-To: <1054844067.249.44.camel@jake> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Strange PPPoE behaviour -- Need help to avoid fees X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2003 20:18:09 -0000 Configuration looks fine... What does the ppp.log file show? Peter At 04:14 PM 6/5/2003 -0400, you wrote: >I just got a call from my ISP telling me that my DSL has been >disconnecting and reconnecting every 3 minutes for the past few months, >and that this is putting a heavy load on their servers. They're >considering charging me for all this extra bandwidth, as they're certain >that the problem is on my end. > >I don't notice the disconnections here, but maybe the ppp process is >doing some weirdness that is transparent to me. Here's my ppp.conf: > >default: > set log Phase Chat LCP IPCP CCP tun command > ident user-ppp VERSION (built COMPILATIONDATE) > >openweb: > set authname xxxxxx@xxx.xxx > set authkey xxxxxxxx > set device PPPoE:dc0 > enable dns > enable lqr > add default HISADDR > set dial > set login > set mru 1492 > set reconnect 3 6000 > > >Does anyone see anything suspicious in my configuration that might be >causing the problem? I'm going to try switching my GNet modem with a >Daewoo, but I'm thinking that the problem probably lies in my ppp.conf >settings. > >Thanks, >-- >Adam > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Elsner Vice President Of Customer Service (And System Administrator) 1835 S. Carrier Parkway Grand Prairie, Texas 75051 (972) 263-2080 - Voice (972) 263-2082 - Fax (972) 489-4838 - Cell Phone (425) 988-8061 - eFax I worry about my child and the Internet all the time, even though she's too young to have logged on yet. Here's what I worry about. I worry that 10 or 15 years from now, she will come to me and say "Daddy, where were you when they took freedom of the press away from the Internet?" -- Mike Godwin Unix IS user friendly... It's just selective about who its friends are. System Administration - It's a dirty job, but somebody said I had to do it. If you receive something that says 'Send this to everyone you know, pretend you don't know me. Standard $500/message proofreading fee applies for UCE.