[S.u.S.E. Linux] Vexing modem problem
I recently installed Suse linux 5.2 ( my first linux experience) and thanks to the help of many of the messages to this group I was able to get PPP working. The problem is that it is my connection is too slow, when I ping my ISP I get pings of around 400ms! when I ping from the same computer from NT ( I'm writing this from work)I get pings of around 120ms . The odd thing is however if I first use minicom , disconnect then connect (either by chat script or kppp) the connection is much improved with pings at abut 170-190ms, still not as good as my NT but at least something to work with. I suppose I could do it that way forever, but I think you would agree that that's not very elegant. My modem is a USR X2 internal , not setup as plug & play (com2 irq3). So far I've tried playing with initialization strings, that helps a tiny bit but not enough. Obviously minicom is initializing some thing that I am overlooking. I've spent a lot of time trying to figure this out but as a Linux newbie , I'm having a hard enough time with just the basics. Kristian Farren kf@wa.net -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e
On 14-May-98 Kristian Farren wrote:
overlooking. I've spent a lot of time trying to figure this out but as a Linux newbie , I'm having a hard enough time with just the basics.
Is the ppp command you issue the same as the one you have in your ppp-on script? ---------------------------------- <A HREF="http://benham.net/index.html"><A HREF="http://benham.net/index.html</A">http://benham.net/index.html</A</A>> -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GCS d+(-) s:+ a29 C++$ UL++>++++ P+++$ L++>++++ E? W+++$ N+(-) o? K- w+++$(--) O M-- V- PS-- PE++ Y++ PGP++ t+ 5 X R+ !tv b++++ DI+++ D++ G++>G+++ e h+ r* y+ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ ---------------------------------- -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e
Try adding "115200" to your /etc/ppp/options Kristian Farren wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE>I recently installed Suse linux 5.2 ( my first linux experience) and thanks <BR>to <BR>the help of many of the messages to this group I was able to get PPP <BR>working. The problem is that it is my connection is too slow, when I ping <BR>my ISP I get pings of around 400ms! when I ping from the same computer <BR>from NT ( I'm writing this from work)I get pings of around 120ms . <BR>The odd thing is however if I first use minicom , disconnect then <BR>connect (either by chat script or kppp) the connection is much improved <BR>with pings at abut 170-190ms, still not as good as my NT but at least <BR>something <BR>to work with. I suppose I could do it that way forever, but I think you <BR>would agree <BR>that that's not very elegant. My modem is a USR X2 internal , not setup as plug & play (com2 irq3). <BR>So far I've tried playing with initialization strings, that helps a tiny bit <BR>but not enough. Obviously minicom is initializing some thing that I am <BR>overlooking. I've spent a lot of time trying to figure this out but as a <BR>Linux newbie , I'm having a hard enough time with just the basics. Kristian Farren kf@wa.net -- <BR>To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with <BR>this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e</BLOCKQUOTE> <PRE>-- -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GCS d--- s++:++ a32 c++ UL++ P+ L++>+++ E--- W+>++ N- o-- K- w O? M-- V- PS+ PE+ Y-- PGP- t+ 5+ X+ R tv+ b++ DI+ D+++ G e h+ r* y+ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------</PRE>
Thanks, works fine now, pings faster than my NT :) still no luck with KDE however, I deleted the .kde , .kdrec, the entire /opt/kde diretory and still no luck. I'll download the rpms again tomorrow, maybe one of them was hosed. Thanks Again for your help. Michael Lankton wrote:
Try adding "115200" to your /etc/ppp/options
Kristian Farren wrote:
I recently installed Suse linux 5.2 ( my first linux experience) and thanks to the help of many of the messages to this group I was able to get PPP
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