Re: ppp problems with strange log diagnostics
On Fri, Feb 15, 2002 at 05:21:52PM +0000, Karl E. Jorgensen
patiently answered:
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> [ snip...]
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> All of these errors seem to point towards an unreliable modem
> connection. Perhaps you have noise on the phone line?
>
> Can you *hear* the modem when you dial up? (yep - that speaker is a
> *very* good diagnostic feature!).
Yes, I hear it very well.
>If they take a long time
> "handshaking", that's a clue. Especially if they handshare for some 45
> seconds and you end up with "NO CARRIER", as this means that the
> handshaking failed.
This is typically what happens very often.
>
> Noise on the line could also explain the "Modem hangup" errors.
>
This diagnostic is very convincing to me since this is
compatible with the very chaotic behaviour of my connection.
(Similarly, when I phone abroad, I can sometimes hardly
understand what is said whereas the link is sometimes very clear.)
So, let's suppose that I have noise on the phone line.
Can I do something ?
Laurent.
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