On Sun, Jan 06, 2002 at 04:21:49PM +0100, Martin Eriksson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> I'm starting to experience difficult connection problems.
>
> I'm using debian (unstable) and update my box on a weekly basis.
> Currently I'm using Licq 1.0.4
>
> My box is behind a linux router/server/NAT box thingie I set up. I
> forward all direct connections to my box (port range 100)
>
> This has worked like a charm for a year or so. File transfers and
> everything.. But now I get disconnected all the time.. Well.. Sometimes
> I can stay online for several hours, but I still go from online to
> offline now and then. This started just a coupple of days ago. (The
> online/offline jumps has harrased me forever I think, but recently it
> has become more frequent) The Network log says: (when I attempt to re-logon)
I suspect connections on your NAT box are timing out too fast. You can
either set longer timeouts on your NAT box or recompile licq with a
higher ping frequency to prevent your connections from timing out.
To do the latter:
- apt-get source licq
- edit the file licq_constants.h in the include directory of the licq
source, bumping the value of PING_FREQUENCY up until it starts
working again.
>
> 16:14:44: [UDP] Requesting logon (#21616)...
> 16:14:44: [UDP] Resolving icq3.mirabilis.com...
> 16:14:44: [UDP] ICQ server found at 205.188.153.99:4000.
> 16:14:44: [UDP] Creating local server.
> 16:14:44: [UDP] Opening socket to server.
> 16:14:44: [UDP] Ack (#21616).
>
> And after a while I get a popup that says "Logon failed.."
>
> When I try to log on with a ICQ2000b client on a W2K box (on the same
> subnet), It doesn't work, but it says "Rate limit exceeded"
> I checked some FAQs at www.icq.com and found this:
>
> Q.I received a 'Rate Limit Exceeded' error message. What can I do?
> A.In the ICQ window, click Main/ICQ->Preferences->Connection->Server and
> then check Keep Server Alive. Try to connect again in 15 minutes.
The server limits the frequency with which you can logon. This is just
a symptom of you logging on too frequently, because you're hopping off-
and online all the time. Just wait a while (15 minutes?) and try again.
Good luck,
--
Tim van Erven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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