Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)
Date:      Wed, 23 Feb 2000 04:46:16 +0000 (GMT)
From:      Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   ISP problems
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0002230438580.14296-100000@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>

next in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
If anyone remembers my ISP problems before, they were solved by
setting the speed value in my ppp script to the correct amount.  That
eliminated the random dropouts.

But now i have a new problem.  I switched from RCN to a local ISP in
the eastern US.  I used the exact same script entries for ppp.conf
and ppp.linkup, except for switching PAP for script-based login.  All 
seems well until a few seconds after connection.  I can ping away as
long as i want, but as soon as i try any real data transfer, the
connection hangs.  The interface is still there, but ping, netscape,
and telnet all hang.  The ISP admin is baffled as well.  When i call
his servers directly (BSDi boxes) i have zero problems.  But when i
call a router contracted by his ISP for my local calling area, the
connection chokes.  Any ideas?

Essential info:  FreeBSD 3.4-stable on a Toshiba laptop.
using user-ppp with PAP
nameserver works fine for a little while, and i am able to receive a
local dynamic ISP and gateway address.

I would stick with the direct connection, but it is long distance.

-=> jm <=-
Please CC me on all replies
-------------------------------------------------------
"The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long, and you have
burned so very, very brightly." 



To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message




Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?Pine.BSF.4.21.0002230438580.14296-100000>