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From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: user mode PPP HDLC errors
Date: 25 Dec 1996 22:11:40 GMT
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In article <Pine.HPP.3.95.961217101049.16984A-100000@igateway.postoffice.co.uk>,
Matthew Elton <eltonm@postoffice.co.uk> writes:
>
> I recently installed the FreeBSD 2.1.6 Release and started trying to get a
> dialup connection to the net going. I set up user mode PPP according to
> the docs, and am having the following problem. I can do DNS lookups and
> ping machine on the net ok, however, if I try ftp'ing or telnetting to any
> of these machines, I get a connection to it, sometimes get as far as
> logging in, but the connection just seems to die. Checking the PPP log
> there are lots of errors similar to:
> HDLC errors -> FCS: 1 ADDR: 0 COMD:0 PROTO:0
>
> Thinking this was potentially a problem with the user mode PPP setup, I
> tried using slip (with slattach) and had exactly the same problem. For
> example,
> # ftp ftp.demon.co.uk
> Connected to disabuse.demon.co.uk.
> 220-
> And this is as far as it goes.
[.....]
What sort of modem is it ? I use USRs of various types with FreeBSD => demon,
so I know they work ok. I've never heard of any other modems with problems.
If your modem isn't an obscure (untested) one, I'd suspect your UARTs - are
they built onto the MB ? - or are we talking "internal modem"s ?
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>, <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.demon.co.uk/>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....