From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Jan 3 07:38:32 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id HAA14774 for questions-outgoing; Wed, 3 Jan 1996 07:38:32 -0800 (PST) Received: from uswat.advtech.uswest.com (uswat.advtech.uswest.com [130.13.16.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id HAA14769 for ; Wed, 3 Jan 1996 07:38:25 -0800 (PST) From: ptroot@uswest.com Received: from egate.mnet.uswest.com ([151.116.23.138]) by uswat.advtech.uswest.com (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id IAA26713; Wed, 3 Jan 1996 08:38:21 -0700 (MST) Received: from easthub (easthub.mnet.uswest.com [151.117.26.86]) by egate.mnet.uswest.com (8.7.1/8.7.1) with SMTP id IAA09995; Wed, 3 Jan 1996 08:46:03 -0700 (MST) Received: by easthub.mnet.uswest.com (M-Net Hub.951228) Received: from kermit.acs.uswest.com by astro.acs.uswest.com (5.x/SMI-SVR4) id AA12363; Wed, 3 Jan 1996 09:38:11 -0600 Received: by kermit.acs.uswest.com (5.x/SPARCbook_POP1.1) id AA01502; Wed, 3 Jan 1996 09:31:52 -0600 Message-Id: <9601031531.AA01502@kermit.acs.uswest.com> Subject: Re: User PPP drops connections To: tbraun@eng.adaptec.com (Terry Braun x2537) Date: Wed, 3 Jan 1996 09:31:51 -0600 (CST) Cc: questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <9601022014.AA03337@eng.adaptec.com> from "Terry Braun x2537" at Jan 2, 96 12:14:50 pm X-Organization: !nterprise Networking Services X-Phone: (612) 663-1979 X-Fax: (612) 663-8030 X-Page: (800) SKY-PAGE PIN: 537-7270 X-Address: 200 S. 5th St., Suite 1100 X-Address: Minneapolis, MN 55402 X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL25] Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk In a previous message, Terry Braun x2537 said: > > > Hello, > > I am trying to use the user ppp to maintain a dedicated > connection to PPP server. The connection fails frequently. > This is FreeBSD straight from the 2.1.0 CDROM. The problem > seems to get worse with the load on the connection (transferring > 1 MB requires 6 resets at times). I get messages about SIO > buffer overflows. The hardware is a 486-33 with 16 MB and a > 16550A serial card attached to a 28.8 modem. > > I could guess that the CPU is the problem, but doesn't that > 16MB count for anything? > > Thanks for the help. > Terry Braun To me this sounds like your using XON/XOFF instead of hardware flow control. Paul. -- Paul T. Root - USWEST !NTERPRISE Networking Service ptroot@uswest.com "I am rather of the opinion," said Rabadash, "that it has come about by the alteration of the stars and the operation of natural causes."