From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Jan 28 09:42:55 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id JAA26505 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 28 Jan 1997 09:42:55 -0800 (PST) Received: from halloran-eldar.lcs.mit.edu (halloran-eldar.lcs.mit.edu [18.26.0.159]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id JAA26500 for ; Tue, 28 Jan 1997 09:42:46 -0800 (PST) Received: by halloran-eldar.lcs.mit.edu; (5.65v3.2/1.1.8.2/19Aug95-0530PM) id AA32652; Tue, 28 Jan 1997 12:41:52 -0500 Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 12:41:52 -0500 From: Garrett Wollman Message-Id: <9701281741.AA32652@halloran-eldar.lcs.mit.edu> To: Robert Chalmers Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org (bsd) Subject: progress report on connection problems In-Reply-To: <199701281002.UAA00874@nanguo.chalmers.com.au> References: <199701281002.UAA00874@nanguo.chalmers.com.au> Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk < said: > I am connected to the carrier (ISP) through my Stallion EasyServer 8 Port. > This is an Annex the same as the XYLogics Annex. Running V9.xx software erpcd. Annex terminal servers are not capable of correctly processing TCP packets with options that they don't understand. You should complain to them to fix their software. The sites which you mentioned as having difficulty in connecting with you are sending such packets. -GAWollman -- Garrett A. Wollman | O Siem / We are all family / O Siem / We're all the same wollman@lcs.mit.edu | O Siem / The fires of freedom Opinions not those of| Dance in the burning flame MIT, LCS, ANA, or NSA| - Susan Aglukark and Chad Irschick