On Mon, Sep 09, 2002 at 06:35:32PM +0200, martin f krafft wrote:
> here's a problem that baffles me:
>
> when i use /usr/bin/pon or minicom to simply dial out to another
> modem where there's a pppd+mgetty waiting to accept calls, the
> system goes gaga. with that i mean this:
> - as soon as the connection is started (i.e. the modem screams),
> the system load just keeps climbing. i just had it at 76.00.
> - i can't see the top output, because top doesn't update anymore
> - the entire system is unresponsive
> - only when i physically turn off the modem, then the computer
> goes back to normal
>
> i have experimented with the above to a point where i've disabled
> as many processes as possible, and then tried again. but even with
> only 14 processes running, the same happens.
>
What kind of modem are you using? If you're using a WinModem, that
might be the problem. If you don't have the right UARTs on your
motherboard (which was an issue with me when I was running my 486 as a
masq server back when 28.8 was the rage), it might cause this issue. If
you're not sure, double check your serial configuration and see if
anything looks too horribly incorrect.
Having said that, the only other thing that might be helpful are logs.
Are you getting any messages in the logs around the time that you're
dialing in? Mainly look for messages from pppd, as maybe it's
misconfigured.
Happy to help,
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