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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!zombie.ncsc.mil!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!howland.reston.ans.net!Germany.EU.net!news.dfn.de!news.dkrz.de!tubsibr!news From: y0001415@ws.rz.tu-bs.de (Martin Butkus) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: ppp problems (filters and chat) Date: 20 Oct 1995 21:34:45 +0100 Organization: TU Braunschweig, Germany Lines: 29 Sender: y0001415@malibu.ts.rz.tu-bs.de Distribution: world Message-ID: <87loqf3ndm.fsf@malibu.ts.rz.tu-bs.de> References: <461771$469@shellx.best.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: rzrtr1.rz.tu-bs.de In-reply-to: paigen@shellx.best.com's message of 17 Oct 1995 14:29:05 -0700 X-Newsreader: Gnus v5.0.1 >>>>> "DP" == David Paigen <paigen@shellx.best.com> writes: In article <461771$469@shellx.best.com> paigen@shellx.best.com (David Paigen) writes: DP> First, what is this about filters? The man page mentions three, DP> ifilter, ofilter, and dfilter. Are these input, output, and dial DP> filters? I.e. what can come in, what can go out, and what will DP> cause a dial? Also, I saw in an article here mention of an 'afilter', DP> would that be a keep alive filter, i.e. these packets should not DP> keep the link alive? Yes, yes, yes and yes. DP> Second, on occasion the login chat with my provider fails. I think DP> this is because the modems don't link properly (e.g. bad parity or DP> speed, etc). When that happens ppp keeps trying to dial and login DP> every few seconds, but never drops the line so it is always conversing DP> with my ISP, not my modem. Here are the relevant entries from my DP> ppp.conf: I had the same problem when I set up my ppp link. The solution was to configure the modem to hang up when the "Terminal Ready" signal drops. I think ppp depends on that. Hope this helps. -- Martin Butkus >>> Live long and prosper. <<< Phone/Fax: +49.5331.298710 Am Stadtwege 10, 38304 Wolfenbuettel, Germany IDDM, 7yrs, MI