STAC on OR-HS

Jacob Suter (jsuter@linus.intrastar.net)
Fri, 29 Aug 1997 20:24:35 -0500

I've got an OR-HS set up with ComOS 3.7L... I cannot get it to set to
stac compression properly!

This is the config:

56K leased line, talking PPP.. Cisco 25xx on the other side with STAC
enabled and ready to go. Its currently online and working normally (no
stac).. Here's what it looks like:

Command> ver
Livingston PortMaster Office Router ComOS 3.7L
System uptime is 27 minutes
Command> sh w1
----------------------- Current Status - Port W1
---------------------------
Status: ESTABLISHED
Input: 4999046 Abort Errors: 0
Output: 1124310 CRC Errors: 0
Pending: 0 Overrun Errors: 0
TX Errors: 0 Frame Errors: 0
Modem Status: DCD+ CTS+

Active Configuration Default Configuration
-------------------- ---------------------
Port Type: Netwrk Netwrk (Hardwired)
Line Speed: Ext 56K Ext Clock
Modem Control: off off
Remote Host: 206.66.135.205 206.66.135.205
Local Address: 206.66.135.206 206.66.135.206
Netmask: 255.255.255.252 255.255.255.252
Interface: ptpW1 (PPP,Quiet) (PPP,Quiet)
Mtu: 1005 1005
Dial Group: 0
Command> set w1 compress stac
W1 compression changed from stac to stac
Command> save all
Saving ports
Saving global configuration
User table successfully saved
Hosts table successfully saved
Static route table successfully saved
Location table successfully saved
SNMP table successfully saved
Filter table successfully saved
Netmasks table successfully saved
Modem table successfully saved
New configurations successfully saved.

Command> reset w1
Resetting port W1
Command> sh w1
----------------------- Current Status - Port W1
---------------------------
Status: ESTABLISHED
Input: 5537605 Abort Errors: 0
Output: 1171241 CRC Errors: 0
Pending: 0 Overrun Errors: 0
TX Errors: 0 Frame Errors: 0
Modem Status: DCD+ CTS+

Active Configuration Default Configuration
-------------------- ---------------------
Port Type: Netwrk Netwrk (Hardwired)
Line Speed: Ext 56K Ext Clock
Modem Control: off off
Remote Host: 206.66.135.205 206.66.135.205
Local Address: 206.66.135.206 206.66.135.206
Netmask: 255.255.255.252 255.255.255.252
Interface: ptpW1 (PPP,Quiet) (PPP,Quiet)
Mtu: 1005 1005
Dial Group: 0
Command>

What can I do? It should be saying (PPP,Quiet,STAC) in the Default
configuration line. I've set the compress to 'on' and it says
(PPP,Quiet,Compress) but as it negotiates (ie - I pull the connection
and its trying to reconnect) it only says stuff about VJ header
compression - so its OBVIOUSLY not trying to do STAC at all.. I've
already formatted the flash and reconfigured it from the ground up and
its STILL messed up! Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks
Jacob Suter
Intrastellar Internet Service

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