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From: brian@shift.lan.awfulhak.org (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: network hangs
Date: 20 Mar 1997 16:18:03 GMT
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
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In article <01bc347a$00837180$e2206dc2@rbsoen>,
"Robert Soen" <rsoen@xs4all.nl> writes:
> I am using freeBSD 2.1.5.
> The harware Pentium 133 PCI and an ide 2Gb HD.
> Networkcard 3com 509.
> The leased line I have has 2 USrobotics courier modem on each side.
> So far so good.
> I compiled ppp into the kernel.
> So my machine is acting as a mail server to the internet.
> Everything works fine exept sometimes the ppp lines hangs.
> If it happends, logging in from the console is stil possible.
> Logging in from the network has a long responsetime.
> Logging in from internet is not possible.
> The only thing that helps is a shutdown.
> It happends about once a week.
>
> Has anybody seen this before??
>
> Robert Soen
> rsoen@congresgebouw.nl
You could try user-ppp (ppp rather than pppd).
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !