From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Jun 2 11:25:37 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id LAA02495 for questions-outgoing; Sun, 2 Jun 1996 11:25:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: from salsa.habaneros.com ([207.34.140.99]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id LAA02490 for ; Sun, 2 Jun 1996 11:25:35 -0700 (PDT) Received: from jalapeno.habaneros.com (jalapeno [207.34.140.98]) by salsa.habaneros.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id LAA01561 for ; Sun, 2 Jun 1996 11:12:33 -0700 Received: by jalapeno.habaneros.com with Microsoft Mail id <01BB5075.9E02CD00@jalapeno.habaneros.com>; Sun, 2 Jun 1996 11:21:17 -0700 Message-ID: <01BB5075.9E02CD00@jalapeno.habaneros.com> From: "Neil C. Jensen" To: "'questions@freebsd.org'" Subject: getty/modem reset problems Date: Sun, 2 Jun 1996 11:21:11 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk I'm experiencing a problem with dialin connections to my machine running = 2.1R.=20 I can dial-in and establish a ppp connection or terminal connection = without problems. However, the next time I dial-in, the modem answers = and after 1-2 seconds, promptly disconnects. I can then dial-in again, = and connect without incident.=20 This is repeatable. Successful logon, followed by unsuccessful attempt, = followed by successful logon, followed by unsuccessful attempt followed = by .....(you get the picture) If I try 'tip' after I have had a successful login (i.e. before I get = the unsuccessful login) I get a 'link down' message. In addition, there = is no sign of getty listening to the port when I do a 'ps' command. = After dialing up and being immediately disconnected, I can tip into the = modem, and can see the getty process. My modem is a USR Sportster. =20 Is something failing to reset the modem or getty? Why would it be reset = by an unsuccessful login? Any advice gratefully received. Thanks in advance. Neil Jensen Habanero Studios Ltd Vancouver, Canada