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From: psonnek@skypoint.com (Patrick Sonnek)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: ppp -auto problem
Date: 14 Aug 1996 10:36:29 GMT
Organization: SkyPoint Communications, Inc.
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Jordan K. Hubbard (jkh@FreeBSD.org) wrote:
: Patrick Sonnek wrote:
: >
: > I have ppp -auto running in the background. Occasionally the modem
: > disconnects, and ppp dosn't notice. Because ppp didn't notice that
: Are you sure you have the cable physically wired so that the serial port
: gets indication of CD/DTR transitions from the modem? A good test is to
: simply connect to the modem with kermit or tip, dial out and then drop
: carrier - kermit/tip should notice and drop back to the command prompt.
: If not, your cable probably pulls up some of the signals in the
: connector (jumpers) or your modem is configured to not report CD
: transitions.
Yes, it's an internal modem, so that "cable" is connected. I've since
discovered another thing. The modem ISNOT dropping, the link is just
hanging. So far I do not know if it is this end, or if it is the host end.
netstat shows shows nothing other than the connection to my win95 machine,
and the two udp local connections. ifconfig show the tun0 connection as
being up and working. non of the logs are showing any error either.
is there an option I can set in ppp.conf that could catch this dead
circuit, and recycle?
--
Pat Sonnek - VTAM/NCP Systems Programmer
Best Buy Co.
Program Coordinator MN DOS Users Group
WWW: http://www.skypoint.com/~psonnek