Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 01:40:09 -0700 (PDT) From: Dirk GOUDERS <gouders@et.bocholt.fh-ge.de> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/39511: Incomplete answer to question 14.8. Message-ID: <200206240840.g5O8e9q47097@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/39511; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Dirk GOUDERS <gouders@et.bocholt.fh-ge.de>
To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@FreeBSD.org>
Cc: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: docs/39511: Incomplete answer to question 14.8.
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 10:11:07 +0200
In message "Re: docs/39511: Incomplete answer to question 14.8.",
Giorgos Keramidas wrote:
> On 2002-06-19 05:46 +0000, Dirk Gouders wrote:
> > The answer to question 14.8 seems to be incomplete. It ends with a
> > colon and the reader expects that two possible solutions will be
> > presented...
>
> What question? Where did you see this?
I saw this in question 14.8 (attached is a copy of it). The last
sentence of entry 14.8 ends with a colon what makes the reader (at
least me) expecting a discription of the two possibilities, but what
follows is the next entry 14.9.
Oh -- while I am writing this I am realizing that the description of
the two possibilities are the following entries 14.9 and 14.10...
OK, I would suggest to either close this PR, because there is no
problem or, if you also think the last sentence of entry 14.8 could
lead to confusion, modify it so that it explicitely says that the two
following entries belong to the answer, e.g.:
Having established whether the problem is local or remote, you now
have two possibilities:
1) If the problem is remote, read on entry 14.9
2) If the problem is local, read on entry 14.10
Dirk
[excerpt from FAQ]
14.8. Why does my connection hang after a random amount of time?
Many people experience hung connections with no apparent
explanation. The first thing to establish is which side of the
link is hung.
If you are using an external modem, you can simply try using
ping(8) to see if the TD light is flashing when you transmit
data. If it flashes (and the RD light does not), the problem is
with the remote end. If TD does not flash, the problem is
local. With an internal modem, you will need to use the set
server command in your ppp.conf file. When the hang occurs,
connect to ppp(8) using pppctl(8). If your network connection
suddenly revives (PPP was revived due to the activity on the
diagnostic socket) or if you cannot connect (assuming the set
socket command succeeded at startup time), the problem is
local. If you can connect and things are still hung, enable
local async logging with set log local async and use ping(8)
from another window or terminal to make use of the link. The
async logging will show you the data being transmitted and
received on the link. If data is going out and not coming back,
the problem is remote.
Having established whether the problem is local or remote, you
now have two possibilities:
14.9. The remote end is not responding. What can I do?
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