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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!newsroom.utas.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!torn!simtel!news.sprintlink.net!helena.MT.net!nate From: nate@trout.sri.MT.net (Nate Williams) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: ppp weirdness Date: 17 Nov 1995 01:27:15 GMT Organization: SRI Intl. - Montana Operations Lines: 29 Message-ID: <48godj$hs8@helena.MT.net> References: <489gnq$bdi@portal.gmu.edu> Reply-To: "Nate Williams" <nate@sneezy.sri.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: trout.sri.mt.net In article <489gnq$bdi@portal.gmu.edu>, Brian T Neel (CS) <bneel@site.gmu.edu> wrote: > > I've been having problems with PPP off and on for the past few months. >Basically I just purchased a new USR 28.8 modem and need to know the >proper settings to connect to my PPP server. I have disabled XON/XOFF and >enabled RTS/CTS, but when I connect to my server I am only able to >connect via telnet/ping/ftp to the actual server with these settings...all >other connections time out. ... >I know this has nothing to do with DNS or routing, anyone wanna >send >me their USR settings?? Well, you're wrong in that it's a routing problem. If you can successfully contact the server with telnet, you don't have any HW problems. Find a good book on routing or read the FreeBSD handbook in that area. Nate -- nate@sneezy.sri.com | Research Engineer, SRI Intl. - Montana Operations nate@trout.sri.MT.net | Loving life in God's country, the great state of work #: (406) 449-7662 | Montana. home #: (406) 443-7063 | A fly pole and a 4x4 Chevy truck = Heaven on Earth