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Date: Thu, 2 Oct 1997 13:08:40 -0700 (PDT)
From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
Reply-To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To: "Leo M. Andres" <lmandres@beta.loyno.edu>
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Subject: Re: FTP Install
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On Wed, 1 Oct 1997, Leo M. Andres wrote:

> I'm trying to install FreeBSD 2.2.2 using a floppy startup disk and an FTP
> install.  I have a PPro 150 mhz and a SIIG 28.8 modem at com3 addr: 03e8h
> irq4.  I am using PPP to transfer files.  I got all the way to the dial-up
> terminal and established a connection.  It connects and transfers about
> 300,000 kbytes before the connection just quits.  I'm pretty sure that the
> dial-up server is hanging up on me.  I am using EarthLink for my ISP.  Is
> there any command to keep the connection open or to tickle the server?

Try entering these commands at the ppp> prompt before entering `term':

set timeout 0
disable lqr
deny lpr

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major