Re: Why does ppp stall for no reason on 2.2.x kernels?
Hmm, interesting i have been experiencing similar performance , potato, 2.2.6-ac2,
56K the bits burn down the line then suddenly fizzle, then pick up then die, may just
be coincidence ie maybe just my isp acting up.
Im rather trying to sort out another problem :)
Brian Servis wrote:
> Ever since I have upgraded to the 2.2.x kernel on my slink, and bits of
> potato, system ppp is very flaky over a dialup 56k line. Often I am
> downloading a package or other large file and the download stalls. I
> can stop and restart the download and it will continue for a bit longer
> and the stall again. While the download is stalled if use another net
> app it is able to make connections and retrieve data, but it too will
> stall during large downloads. I have upped the debug level on ppp and
> nothing shows up to my novice ppp packet eyes. This stalling is
> intermentint as well. Somedays I can download all I want and have no
> problems. Redialing the connection doesn't seem to help.
>
> Does anybody have any advice?
>
> Here are the options I am passing to pppd.
>
> noauth
> connect "/usr/sbin/chat -v -f /etc/chatscripts/me -r /var/log/chat-report.log"
> /dev/ttyS3
> 115200
> defaultroute
> noipdefault
> user servis
> persist
> lock
> holdoff 1
>
> and to chat
>
> ABORT BUSY
> ABORT "NO CARRIER"
> ABORT VOICE
> ABORT "NO DIALTONE"
> ABORT "NO ANSWER"
> REPORT CONNECT
> "" ATM0L0S2=255
> OK ATDT4968770
> CONNECT--CONNECT--CONNECT \d^M
> username--username--username servis
> password--password--password <password>
> anxx--anxx-anxx ppp
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
> Brian
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