Date: Wed, 21 May 1997 13:14:36 +0100 From: Simon N Atkin <simat@enta.net> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: PPP Dialin, burst traffic Message-ID: <3382E72C.583E@enta.net>
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Hi, setup my freebsd bsd box at the weekend for dialin with PPP running across it, It's much faster than using a router (obviously) But when downloading a file from the server that the modem is connected to I only get burst pulses of traffic. The modems at both end are 28800 BPS with the DTE set to 38400. the entry in /etc/ttys is # Serial terminals ttyd0 "/usr/libexec/getty VH38400" dialup on #ttyd1 "/usr/libexec/getty VH38400" dialup on ttyd1 "/usr/libexec/getty std.38400" dialup on # this one !! std.38400 works fine (most of the time) with the modem not locked to DTE. I get a login prompt first time so this must mean a 38400 DTE connect. The /usr/local/bin/ppplogin entry is #!/bin/sh exec /usr/sbin/pppd proxyarp :x.x.x.x exit I didn't use the tunNEL device because I wouldn't hangup the connection after use. Could it be PPP that is causing the burst pulse traffic ?? Any ideas anyone. Simon Atkin. ;) Just in case anyone doesn't understand burst pulse traffic, then it is that the modem RX light doesn't stay on all the time while transfering , i.e loss of bandwidth.
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