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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!como.dpie.gov.au!news.gan.net.au!act.news.telstra.net!vic.news.telstra.net!sleipnir.iaccess.com.au!news.unimelb.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.mel.connect.com.au!news.syd.connect.com.au!news.bri.connect.com.au!corolla.OntheNet.com.au!not-for-mail From: Tony Griffiths <tonyg@OntheNet.com.au> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: ppp freezes -- problem solved for one case Date: Thu, 08 May 1997 19:02:18 +1000 Organization: On the Net (ISP on the Gold Coast, Australia) Lines: 22 Message-ID: <3371969A.761E@OntheNet.com.au> References: <3365F402.DAAA5D0F@msu.edu> <5kgdjh$kb$1@news.inc.net> <5koaei$pur$1@news.inc.net> Reply-To: tonyg@OntheNet.com.au NNTP-Posting-Host: swanee.nt.com.au Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (WinNT; I) To: "Richard Seaman, Jr." <usenet-reply@tar.com> Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:40575 Richard Seaman, Jr. wrote: > > > Problem is fixed by: > > disable vjcomp > deny vjcomp > > Using vj compression seems to work under pppd, but not with user ppp. Nope! There are problems with VJ comp even with kernel ppp (pppd). It seems to be what is in the TCP header that invokes the problem, with FreeBSD more 'susceptible' than other brands of Unix. > I assume there is come kind of compatibility problem between vj compression > in user ppp and the remote router. I suspect that it is TOS (Type of Service) or other such fields that cause more problems for FreeBSD than the other Unices (DEC Unix and Solaris) that worked here when FreeBSD wouldn't. Tony