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To: Sergey Pukach <pss@gloom.te.net.ua>
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Subject: Re: ppp question 
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Date: Mon, 07 Jul 1997 08:34:50 +0100
From: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org>
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> Hi,
> 
> I'm very confused - user process ppp can't stay on line even 5 min.
> I need reconnect every time, and this time too often :(
> There is no problem when I use some terminal prog to establish shell
> access. I have a good telephone line, modem seems ok. Looks like
> some ppp params need adjustment but I don't know which.
> Here is part of my /etc/ppp/ppp.conf 
> 
> -- Cut --
> default:
>  set device /dev/cuaa1
>  set speed 38400
>  disable lqr
>  deny lqr
>  set dial "ABORT BUSY ABORT NO\\sCARRIER TIMEOUT 5 \"\"AT&F1S6=10L0P OK-AT-OK \\dATDP\\T TIMEOUT 40 CONNECT"
> 
> tenet:
>  set phone 068
>  set login "TIMEOUT 5 gin:-BREAK-gin: pss word: xxxxxxxx de:> 3"
>  set timeout 20
>  set ifaddr 0 195.138.80.60
> -- Cut --
> 
> Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong ?
> Thanks.

I'd blame the 20 second timeout.

> pss
> 
> // Sergey Pukach
> // pss@te.net.ua

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