Re: tlug: re: ppp but not quite

["Jordi S. Bunster" <jyorudi@example.com>]

Argh. As I said in my last begging post, I'm also having ppp problems.
I'm also running a 2.2.

What Jonathan last posted seemed interessting to me. Taking a look at
the docs in the 2.2.10 source, found the following: (from
networking/ppp.txt)

{

*NEWSFLASH*
This kernel release needs a minor bug fix for pppd to run properly
with
the new routing code.  When your pppd doesn't work apply the following
patch to pppd-2.2.0f or update to the newest pppd version.

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/* The new linux routing code doesn't like routes on down devices. */

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The PPP support for this kernel requires the 2.2.0 version of the
pppd daemon. You will find the current version . . .

}

The weird is that I'm running ppd 2.3.7, and I'm having similar
problems to those of Tony. I've reinstalled all the networking
packages, and took out of the system whatever may have relation to IP
Masq. The problem is not related to that, I think.

Also, when it works (it used to do before) is always slow. And this
thing is and external ISDN adaptor from NTT.


Waiting for whatever ....

Jordi S.

(by the way, this mail was sent in userlevel 1. Is the only way for
me.)


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Jordi Suner Bunster
jyorudi@example.com
nothingyet.virtualave.net
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jq@example.com wrote:

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> There are some lines of your that I don't grok, but the whole thing
> looks a lot like mine (mine connection always works).  I'm mulling over
> a couple of ideas, though.  Consider:
> 
> * Not everyone has experienced a problem with connecting, but all those
>   who have are running a 2.2.x kernel
> 
> * Ping and traceroute seem to work, but other things don't.
> 
> Looking at those things what do you (= anyone who groks these things)
> think of the following possibilities:
> 
> 1) Something is breaking in the kernel and/or pppd or the relationship
> between them such that TCP packets are not being routed in the machine;
> 
> - or -
> 
> 2) The packets are going out of the machine, but something is broken in
> such a way that it leaks spurious route information, thus causing the
> routers to (rightly) drop the packets on the floor.
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
> Jonathan
> 
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