Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 01:29:10 +0000 From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> To: Kyle Mestery <mestery@winternet.com> Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Userland ppp problem Message-ID: <199803250129.BAA22122@awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 24 Mar 1998 18:12:59 CST." <Pine.GSO.3.96.980324180712.8644A-100000@tundra.winternet.com>
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Assuming `tcp_extensions=NO' doesn't help in rc.conf, you'll have to
try to narrow down the pattern of characters that are causing the
problem.
Is TCP retrying to send the data over and over ?
> Hi, I am running a kernel from March 13, but this problem has manifested
> itself in previous kernels from Feb and possibly January. The problem is
> that when ftping files while using iijppp the ftping will sometimes stall
> and never finish. I say sometimes, because it only happens with what
> appear to be random files. For instance, the latest lesttif and gcc .tgz
> files both stall at the exact same point in the file. It's as if at that
> point in downloading the file, something is causing ijppp to hang that
> connection. The connection itself remains up, and I can control-c the ftp
> connection and stop it. I can also continue to use the link for other ftp
> sessions and telnet, etc. Has anyone else noticed anything similiar to
> this?
>
> I am using a kernel from MArch 13 with a world from March 16, but like I
> said it has happened for the last few months. Other information can be
> provided upon request.
>
> Also, the above mentioned files (lesstiff for example) do download okay if
> I unzip them, then compress (instead of gzip) them, and uuencode them. Of
> course, this makes them twice as big, but it seems as if they no longer
> contain the sequence of bits that cause iijppp to stall on them. I know
> this sounds weird, but it has been happening for a while, and is trully
> repeatable. I can get a tcpdump output if needed. Thanks!
>
> --
> Kyle Mestery
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