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Subject: Re: iijppp
To: gary@palmer.demon.co.uk (Gary Palmer)
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> I've been using IIJPPP more and more and I'm sometimes seeing the
> following in the log file, and I'm just wondering what on earth it
> means!
> 
> 08-09 21:57:38 [107] HDLC errros -> FCS: 1 ADDR: 0 COMD: 0 PROTO: 0

"FCS" stands for "frame check sequence", which is a CRC hash of the
packet (or header or whatever).

This message seems to mean that there was a bit-error or two sometime,
and the driver caught it, which is what it's supposed to do.

-Archie