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- From: davidsen@tmr.com (bill davidsen)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,comp.os.linux.networking
- Subject: Re: USR 28.8 *not* disconnecting when connection lost.
- Date: 1 Feb 1996 22:01:10 GMT
- Organization: TMR Associates, Schenectady NY
- Message-ID: <4erd76$25l2@usenetw1.news.prodigy.com>
- References: <86ivhtvbms.fsf@janus.csres.utexas.edu> <4ep0i9$22dg@usenetw1.news.prodigy.com> <4equ0l$64i@montespan.pasteur.fr>
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- Originator: davidsen@darkstar.prodigy.com
-
- In article <4equ0l$64i@montespan.pasteur.fr>,
- Stephane Bortzmeyer <bortzmeyer@pasteur.fr> wrote:
- |
- | In article <4ep0i9$22dg@usenetw1.news.prodigy.com>,
- | davidsen@tmr.com (bill davidsen) writes:
- |
- | > Sorry, one of the rare problems to blame on Linux rather than USR,
- | > the pppd doesn't have a clue when the line drops. Um, try setting
- |
- | Completely wrong.
- |
- | I manage a PPP "server" which runs on a PC/Linux 1.2.13, PPP 2.1.2, modems
- | USR Sportster and I checked of course what happens when you suddenly switched
- | off the modem (local or remote): pppd receives the hangup and stops fine.
-
- You contradict yourself in two paragraphs. You state that I'm
- completely wrong about it being a Linux problem rather than a modem
- fault, then tell me your system works fine with that modem. I read
- that as a statement that the USR is not at fault.
- |
- | > "hupcl" before starting the daemon and see if that fixes it. The
- | > problem seems to persist up through Slackware 3.0.
- |
- | Rather check '-detach', your modem cables, getty if you run one, etc. Post
- | your configuration, as detailed as possible and we'll see.
-
- I suggest one thing to check, you suggest another. You still make
- all suggestions about the computer rather than the modem.
-
- If I'm wrong about it being Linux setup rather than the modem,
- please suggest changes to the modem, not Linux. If you are saying
- I'm "Completely wrong" about the problem being at the Linux end
- because you suggested additional things to try, well, that's your
- way of phrasing it.
-
- I fail to see how -detach changes anything, if pppd doesn't
- recognise the drop in DSR. Since getty isn't running after login I
- don't see a problem there, but I've had this with uuget and agetty.
- The hupcl causes an interrupt when the line drops, I suspect that
- for some reason pppd isn't polling for that.
-
- I'm glad you have additional suggestions to offer, but I don't see
- any argument with my premise that the Linux end is at fault.
- --
- Bill Davidsen (davidsen@tmr.com)
- Davidsen's first rule of system administration:
- He learns to swim fastest who is thrown in the deepest water.
-