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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