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From: mpp@digibd.com (Mike Pritchard)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: non-zero pppstat's column after line drop
Date: 12 Apr 1996 23:06:44 GMT
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In <4kjhh2$6s6@news.zipnet.net> mi@aldan.algebra.com (Mikhail Teterin) writes:

>Hi! I noticed, that even after line is dropped, pppstats(8) will
>still report packets going in and out. The number of in ones is
>ususally the same as outs. Is pppd talikng itself, or the numbers
>simply make no sence at all? If the former, may it be the reason
>for a LOW ppp-speed when the connection is up? With 28.8 modem
>(yes, it does connect on 28800), I've never got above 1.2K/s ftp
>:( Thanks!

If you have an external modem, watch the TX/RX lights sometime
after the line has dropped.  I have noticed on my
machine, with my modem (Practical Periph. 28.8) I see that for every
TX, there is an RX.  Sometimes if the line drops during the initial
PPP connection, pppd will report that the line is looped back,
which is exactly what it looks like from watching the modem lights.

Dunno if this is a modem problem, a ppp, or a tty problem.
I've never cared enough to even try and figure it out :-).
--
Mike Pritchard
mpp@dgii.com or mpp@FreeBSD.org
"Go that way.  Really fast.  If something gets in your way, turn"