RE: PPP lock-ups?

David Jirku (djirku@echo-on.net)
Wed, 25 Oct 1995 10:57:37 -0400 (EDT)

> >Hi. We've been having a little trouble with our PPP connections >(and
> > SLIP for that matter). It seems that users are >experiencing frequent
> >lock-ups. While we are not sure what is >happening, we know that it only
> >happens on PPP/SLIP >connections; rlogin's seem to be fine for hours on
> >end.

> Software flow control (xon/xoff) on either the port or the modem? At
> *either* end? Just a guess.

Nope. Hardware flow control. It is strange because it even happens to me
when I call in from home (so the settings must be right :).

Unfortunatly, I don't have a lot to go on, other than the fact that it'll
work for a completely random period of time before "freezing" up completely.

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