Date: Sat, 15 Feb 1997 22:59:13 -0800 (PST) From: Julian Elischer <julian@current1.whistle.com> To: Charles Mott <cmott@srv.net> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: User ppp keepalive logic Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.970215225429.23451A-100000@current1.whistle.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970215151514.10861C-100000@darkstar>
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On Sat, 15 Feb 1997, Charles Mott wrote: > I was thinking it would be a good idea to only run keepalive logic on > incoming packets and not outgoing packets in user ppp. > > With one ISP I use, I often run into a situation where the link hangs up, > and no communication is possible, but user ppp thinks everything is ok. > Unfortunately the link stays alive, because I have a mailer that keeps > trying to look at an imap server, or a Win95 box on the local network is > doing something stupid. > > If the keepalive only worked on incoming packets, it would handle the > error condition where packets go out but never come back. > > I am going to do this for my own purposes, but I wondered whether people > felt it might be a good idea for the freebsd distribution. Charles, check out mpd (multilink ppp daemon) in ftp.freebsd.org pub/FreeBSD/incoming > > Charles Mott > I'm not sure which version is there at the miment, but I know archie was doing quite a bit with this problem... failing that, I'd definitly have a word with him about it.. I believe he's gone to vegas for the weekend ;) but he'll be back tuesday julian > >
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