Re: Somewhat off topic...
On Sun, 25 Jan 1998, DAVID B. TEAGUE wrote:
> Hi
>
> My ISP one of the *.campus.mci.net ISPs. They claim only to support
> Windoze and refuse to help when I have problems, since I don't use the
> M$ os.
>
> When things work they work very, very well. I have had about a year of
> consecutive days of connecting the first try any time I try, with only
> an occasional disconnect. About a month ago, trouble began.
>
> Now, sometimes my system connects easily, (today for example) other
> times the modem does about 3 negotiations, trying to connect at 28.8,
> then the script quits.
>
> Sometimes 20 - 30 attempts with pppd will get a connection. Using
> kermit, I can program a loop to retry until it conects. I can't start
> ppp that way. Is there a way to program the ppp chat script or
> otherwise programm a dial loop that will allow me to repeatedly try to
> connect and start ppp?
Yes it is possible. I remember reading this and my setup. I looked to
try to see where this behavior is specified and could't, though I know
I've seen it before *sigh*. Places to look (that I remember right
now) where I may have missed something relating to it are /etc/ppp/options
(and perhaps other files in /etc/ppp) and /usr/bin/pon. I though attack
dialing was a new feature of pppd itself, but this seems like a strange
idea to me now. Helpful huh?
> Systgem: I'm running Debian 1.3.1 on a 486dx2/66 16 MB RAM 16550 serial
> ports and an external USR 33.6 voice fax modem (that HAS been repaired
> by the factory). SCSI disks, trident SVGA and a KFC monitor.
When did you have it repaired? I had one with the 'pausing' problem, sent
it to them, and got is back completely and utterly broken.
> --David
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