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Date:      Fri, 14 Mar 1997 19:55:41 -0500 (EST)
From:      "Kenneth R. Westerback" <krw@myname.my.domain>
To:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   User ppp/static IP address/Hangup&Redial NOT
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.91.970314194829.184B-100000@myname.my.domain>

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When I was running a 3.0 snapshot ppp (which I had running from rc.d with 
the command 'ppp -auto tcn') worked great.  When it timed out it hung up 
the phone line and quickly redialed whenever some traffic appeared.  Life 
was good.

Now, trying out 2.1.7 with the same ppp configuration as far as I can 
determine, life is not good.  ppp does not hang up the line (which I test 
by picking up an extension and don't hear a dialtone OR modem tones) but 
neither does it pass any packets.  Nor does it redial.  The only thing I 
have discovered that works is to turn the modem off and on (thank god for 
external modems!) and kill/restart ppp.

After this drastic procedure ppp will dial up and communicate happily 
until it times out and once again enters some sort of limbo.

Is 2.1.7 ppp really this brain dead compared to 3.0?  Or is there 
something I have to do that is no longer required on 3.0 so I didn't 
notice its lack until I tried 2.1.7?

Any help/comments greatly appreciated!

---- Ken



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