On Tuesday 26 March 2002 05:16 am, you wrote: > On Mon, 25 Mar 2002 19:40:45 -0500 > > ed tharp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> studiouisly spake these words to ponder: > > do you have a 3com or US robotics modems? > > > > On Monday 25 March 2002 09:05, you wrote: > > > Mike Rambo wrote: > > > > I have a machine set up at to facilitate sharing of a dial > > > > up connection for my home network. I am finding that pppd > > > > will suddenly die completely or sometimes just become > > > > unresponsive requiring a restart. The box is an older one > > > > still running mdk7.1 (yeah I know it's older but then so is > > > > the box). I don't see anything in the logs to indicate any > > > > problems. Are there any experts out there that can comment > > > > on why this might be happening? > > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > Mike, > > > > > > I've noticed this also as I have my Mandrake box setup the same way. > > > I've been told it's akin to the TCP stack filling up in a way. I'm not > > > sure I understand this yet, but I've also heard that the firewall can > > > get clogged up. seems rather bazarre to me. I've found that this occurs > > > the most with my machine after it's been up more than three days and > > > like yours requires an interface restart. > > > > > > I've been thinking about shortening the interval between crond ppp0 > > > restarts to ensure a free flowing connection. > > Hi Ed, > > I don't know about Mike but that is what I have. A 3com US Robotics 56K > modem. You've got my curiosity peeked now. Why do you ask? Yep, me too.. Seems to work OK..... --
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