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Re: PPP connection dying




On Fri, 11 Jul 1997, Brian K Servis wrote:

> Brian K Servis writes:
> >
> >Casey Feskens writes:
> >>
> >>Still having problems keeping ppp from dying out.  Telnet works 
> >>without any problems whatsoever.  So does ping.  FTP and Netscape
> >>seem to be the biggest problems.  FTP works fine until I begin
> >>downloading files.  It works for awhile, then my whole ppp connection
> >>begins to hang.  Same with netscape.  I can connect to a site or
> >>two, but soon enough it just hangs the whole connection.  
> >>
> >>I have to kill all the processes to get out and then reboot the 
> >>machine or redial 30 or so times to get a connection started again.
> >>
> >>Can anyone give me any ideas?  I need help desparately.
> >>
> >>Casey
> >>
> >
> >Not that this is any help but all of a sudden I started getting the
> >same behavior with Debian 1.3.1 and Netscape 3.01 Gold.  However I can
> >repeat the failure by submiting a form in Netscape. This will freeze
> >my PPP connection until lcp-echo-failure kicks in and ppp dies.  Like
> >you the logs don't show anything usefull.  I used to not have any
> >problems with forms.  The only thing that I have changed is gone from
> >1.3.0 to 1.3.1 the one thing that changed besides all XFree86 v3.3
> >related files is libc5 from v23 to v33.  I think you said you were
> >using Debian 1.2 so there shouldn't be any relations here. Oh well,
> >more info for the masses I guess.
> >
> >Anybody else have any hints, this IS really anonying.
> >
> 
> As a small update to this. Submiting forms with lynx works fine, it is 
> netscape that seems to be causing me the problems.  Maybe I will try
> a different grapical browser,=(, to see if that changes anything.
> 
> Brian 

Most probably it is Netscape's fault...
3.01 Gold for windows does the same thing. Try not to use Gold, just
install regular :)

Lazar



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