From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Feb 28 20:25:19 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id UAA06625 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Sat, 28 Feb 1998 20:25:19 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from shell.futuresouth.com (shell.futuresouth.com [207.141.254.20]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id UAA06620 for ; Sat, 28 Feb 1998 20:25:10 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from fullermd@futuresouth.com) Received: from shell.futuresouth.com (mail.futuresouth.com [207.141.254.21]) by shell.futuresouth.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id WAA22842; Sat, 28 Feb 1998 22:25:06 -0600 (CST) Date: Sat, 28 Feb 1998 22:25:06 -0600 (CST) From: "Matthew D. Fuller" To: axtjr@UAA.ALASKA.EDU cc: FreeBSD Users Lists , Arkay Networking Unix list Subject: Re: FreeBSD 2.2.5 & PPP In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sat, 28 Feb 1998 axtjr@UAA.ALASKA.EDU wrote: > Hi folks, > I recently upgrade my box that acts as my internet gateway. Before the > upgrade it was solid as a rock, no problems what so eveer. Since the > upgrade I've been getting unexpected disconnects from my ISP. The ppp.log Are these regular? Might be a timeout hitting somewhere. > has no errors or 'terminated' messages. I did find the following in the > /var/log/messages log. This is the standard ppp release with 2.2.5. > > Feb 28 09:01:23 server ppp[2378]: Error: OpenModem failed: /dev/cuaa1: > Interrupted system call I get this. That's from trying to reconnect after the connection was cut off unexpectedly; the modem didn't quite know that it wasn't connected. I often got 2 or 3 of those ttrying to reconnect after having someone pick up the phone. > Also, a couple weeks ago I posted a note about problems with netscape > mail and popper. Netscape generating insufficent arguments errors. I was > directed to the archives to search, but after many frustrating hours I > still havn't unearthed the answer. Anyone have a moment to relay the > details of this fix to me? Dunno much about Netscape mail, sorry :(. > ************************************************************************ > * Tom Riley, CNE4 CTS Network Services * > * Network Technician Univ. of Alaska Anchorage * > * ------------------------------------- * > * Experience is that marvelous thing that enables you recognize a * > * mistake when you make it again. -- F. P. Jones * > ************************************************************************ *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* | FreeBSD; the way computers were meant to be | * "The only reason I'm burning my candle at both ends, is * | that I haven't figured out how to light the middle yet."| * fullermd@futuresouth.com :-} MAtthew Fuller * | http://keystone.westminster.edu/~fullermd | *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message