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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.mel.connect.com.au!news.syd.connect.com.au!news.bri.connect.com.au!corolla.OntheNet.com.au!not-for-mail From: Tony Griffiths <tonyg@OntheNet.com.au> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: pppd problem Date: Fri, 30 May 1997 15:25:03 +1000 Organization: On the Net (ISP on the Gold Coast, Australia) Lines: 28 Message-ID: <338E64AF.78B8@OntheNet.com.au> References: <338D3590.34D8@lysias.nl> <5mkbc8$r4n@ui-gate.utell.co.uk> Reply-To: tonyg@OntheNet.com.au NNTP-Posting-Host: swanee.nt.com.au Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (WinNT; I) Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:41859 Brian Somers wrote: > > In article <338D3590.34D8@lysias.nl>, > Jeanine van Velzen <Jeanine@lysias.nl> writes: > > Can anyone help me with a problem I have on my FreeBSD-2.1.5 box with > > pppd. > > The FreeBSD-2.1.5 box functions as a 'webserver' coupled via a leased > > line over a simple 33k6 modem. So far no problem, but about 50% of the > > incoming packets must be retransmitted because of 'fcs error'(90%) > > 'packet too big'(7%) and 'protocol error <hex-value>'(3%). The outgoing > > side has no problems (or not noticed yet). > > > > I do think it is the rts/cts handshake between the system and the modem, > > but I cannot get a grip on it. > > Are you using the "modem" option either on the command line or in the > config file ? Also, make sure that your modem is talking rtscts > (AT&F1 on a USR IIRC). > > > Thanxx in advance, Are you using 16550 comms chips (see you startup config info)? Also, try turning off VJ compression (on both Tx and Rx) and see if things go better! There is a bug that only got fixed in the 2.2.2-RELEASE code... Tony