Michael Perry wrote:

Steven Udell <hettar@teleport.com> wrote:

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Attached is a PPP script

Directions on use: file name: ppp.tar.gz 1)stick ppp.tar.gz in your hidden root directory : cd / 2) cd / 3) tar -zxvf ppp.tar.gz 4) edit (pico,vi,whatever) ppp.chatscipt in /etc/ a) with your information 5) edit (pico,vi,whatever) reslov.conf in /etc/ *YAST will set this part also*

Thanks for the ppp script. I have a few general questions; not particularly about the script but about the process. While using SuSE 5.0 I upgraded to a diamondmm supraflex 56kflex modem from my old trustworthy USR Sportster 28.799. So I changed a few things in the default ppp-up script which is included as a sample script with one of the networking packages. I could never get the script to dial in at a respectable rate. I would have my isp tech support check the ascend terminal routers and let me know my dialup speed on occasion. Unfortunately, I often was operating at less than my 28.8 or so with the earlier modem. I then decided I would like to use something a little mroe graphical in the hopes that this would give me more control over the exact sequence of events. Using xisp and/or ezppp has helped me immeasurably.

So the basic question is... Do people use the ppp scripting tools to get higher connect rates than 28.8? And if so, how did you do it? Is anyone using a 56k modem with a script and if so; how does your script look?

I think the bps rate is not a question of the script, it's a question of the interface you use. By default all serial interfaces have a max speed of 38400bps under linux. As long as you can't talk only at 38400bps to your modem, you'll never get a 56kbps connect... You can change this behavior by setting the devices max rate with 'setserial': setserial /dev/ttyS1 spd_vhi This means if a process asks for 38400 bps it get 115kbps. Remember that you still have to ask for 34800! See 'man setserial' for more details. To have this settings at boot time, you can place the serserial calls in /sbin/init.s/serial. I use a (PCMCIA) K56Flex modem and get K56 connects whitout having a special PPP script, but with setting the device to spd_vhi... Ciao, BB -- Bodo Bauer S.u.S.E., LLC fon +1-510-835 7873 bb@suse.de 458 Santa Clara Avenue fax +1-510-835 7875 <A HREF="http://www.suse.com"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com</A">http://www.suse.com</A</A>> Oakland CA, 94610 USA -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e