Dialup problems (random disconnect

I've been having a lot of problems with my dial up modem disconnecting
at random. I am dual booting between Fedora Core 2 and Windows XP Pro.
The modem connects with no problems what so ever in Windows to both the
MUN and CS Dialup pools. However, I get completely random disconnects
within Linux. I'm using the slmodemd driver demon (I think that's what
you would call it) and Kppp with the following pppd option's:

user username
crtscts
defaultroute
modem
asyncmap 0

I have also had to manually input DNS server addresses.

When I dial up and loose connection, it seems as though the remote
server just decides to ignore my connection. The problem will persist
and I will have to log back in again. This doesn't happen in Windows,
would anyone be able to help?

Dave

On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 23:54:35 -0330, David House
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> I've been having a lot of problems with my dial up modem disconnecting
> at random. I am dual booting between Fedora Core 2 and Windows XP Pro.
> The modem connects with no problems what so ever in Windows to both the
> MUN and CS Dialup pools. However, I get completely random disconnects
> within Linux. I'm using the slmodemd driver demon (I think that's what
> you would call it) and Kppp with the following pppd option's:
>
> user username
> crtscts
> defaultroute
> modem
> asyncmap 0
>
> I have also had to manually input DNS server addresses.
>
> When I dial up and loose connection, it seems as though the remote
> server just decides to ignore my connection. The problem will persist
> and I will have to log back in again. This doesn't happen in Windows,
> would anyone be able to help?
>

Try adding these options:
lcp-echo-interval 30
lcp-echo-failure 2


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Bill Marcum wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 23:54:35 -0330, David House
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>I've been having a lot of problems with my dial up modem disconnecting
>>at random. I am dual booting between Fedora Core 2 and Windows XP Pro.
>>The modem connects with no problems what so ever in Windows to both the
>>MUN and CS Dialup pools. However, I get completely random disconnects
>>within Linux. I'm using the slmodemd driver demon (I think that's what
>>you would call it) and Kppp with the following pppd option's:
>>
>>user username
>>crtscts
>>defaultroute
>>modem
>>asyncmap 0
>>
>>I have also had to manually input DNS server addresses.
>>
>>When I dial up and loose connection, it seems as though the remote
>>server just decides to ignore my connection. The problem will persist
>>and I will have to log back in again. This doesn't happen in Windows,
>>would anyone be able to help?
>>
>
>
> Try adding these options:
> lcp-echo-interval 30
> lcp-echo-failure 2
>
>
Thanks a lot. This seems to have extended my sessions, but I still get
it after 45 mins or so, nothing I can't live with. Thanks again, the
help is much appreciated.

Dave