From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Sep 10 11:45:26 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id LAA19135 for questions-outgoing; Wed, 10 Sep 1997 11:45:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: from curly.GlobalEyes.net ([209.60.64.5]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id LAA19130 for ; Wed, 10 Sep 1997 11:45:22 -0700 (PDT) Received: from parrothd.globaleys.net ([209.60.64.59]) by curly.GlobalEyes.net (Netscape Mail Server v2.02) with SMTP id AAA201; Wed, 10 Sep 1997 13:50:51 -0500 Message-Id: <3.0.3.32.19970910134154.0069c080@midwest.net> X-Sender: parrothd@midwest.net (Unverified) X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Demo Version 3.0.3 (32) Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 13:41:54 -0500 To: Edwin Culp , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG From: "Jonathan E. Lyons" Subject: Re: PPP troubles, over and over again. In-Reply-To: <3416CADA.179BB04A@mexcom.net> References: <199709082246.PAA11438@hub.freebsd.org> <3416B999.2A583748@mexcom.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Could allways buy the CD?!?!?!...I wish I had, it would havbemade it a lot easier to install.(instead over 28.8 modem) At 11:29 AM 9/10/97 -0500, Edwin Culp wrote: >Edwin Culp wrote: >> >> PrografX wrote: >> > >> > I'm having headache type problems with FTPing BSD off of ftp.freebsd.org or >> > any mirror. Basically, I think it might be me (WHAT AND NOT BE PERFECT?), >> > but I have had help with trying to get this resolved to no avail. >> > >> > I can get all the way to logging into my ISP, back to a "ppp ON mymach>" >> > type of prompt (mymach is not actually the host name I use, just i.e.) but I >> > have not been able to get "PPP ON mymach>" Could it have anything to do >> > with the configuration setup for Hostname, DNS, etc. ? Or is it something >> > else? Any ideas would be appreciated, I do plan to write a small "FreeBSD >> > setup for dummies" type of on-line book after I'm done, so that all will be >> > converted, but I think that actually setting the OS up first may be in >> > order! >> > >> > Alan Vorchak >> > PrografX >> >> I'm having the same problem and was deciding whether to come to the list >> with it >> when I read your mail. I've tried it with both current snap and >> 2.2-RELENG snap >> with the same results. I can't maintain ppp for more than a few >> seconds. I also >> have had times that I can't seem to reach the modem on cuaa0 to even >> dial. I put >> it on another machine with current snap and the modem works fin, ppp >> works fine. >> This test is the same modem same cable and without configuring >> differently but >> not with the boot floppy. >> >> Thanks >> >> Ed >My problem was an intermittent serial cable. Blush Blush. >Works fine now. > >thanks > >ed > >