On Sat, Dec 08, 2001 at 05:15:17AM -0800, Adam Nealis wrote: > --- Patrick Derreal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm using the old pppoam on a FreeBSD 4.4 for faour month now, > > and I never experineced any disconection. But I ' m wondering if using the > > new version of pppoa2 and pppoa4 would improve the connection ? > > Well, it was always possible that my problems were at the exchange. > Even so, the link would have to be restarted manually somehow.
> The other possibility was my mobo. Most times, when there are problems, it comes from the mobo. But you can spot theses problems easily as you get an error message from the kernel saying that the usb controler got panic. > Have you looked at the pppoa2 port in /urs/ports/net? It seems > to use the 20011007 snapshot. This port uses the 20011007 snapshot and add the install of the man pages that are in linux directory. (that is now include in the Makefile in the cvs). I don't think they correted the little pb in the script. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Adam Nealis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Hi again, > > > > > > Having calmed down after my previous post, I wonder what > > > the current consensus on the stability of pppoa2 or pppoa3 > > > are under FreeBSD-4.4-RELEASE/STABLE? pppoa2 is working perfectly. There is just a recent problem that i don't already know where does it comes from : few people don't manage to receive data from the modem. pppoa3 doesn't work at all under FreeBSD, i compile it just for tests. > > > I used to use pppoa2 under 4.3-STABLE/4.4-RC and would > > > experience occasional disconnection problems. (I have a DSL > > > router now). I also get some disconnection, but most (or all) all them are from my ISP. -- Francois Rogler Liste de diffusion modem ALCATEL SpeedTouch USB Pour se désinscrire : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe
