Bernd wrote:
My ppp connection keeps dropping. Yes, I have a dialup connection. I'm using 8.1 with KDE 3.1.1, with a U.S. Robotics 56K Performance Pro V.92 PCI modem, which is fully supported. I manually start/stop my connection with KInternet.
Here's what my ISP had to say about the whole thing, so far...:
*>"...the @*** network numbers are blocked on the ports used by the 'Blaster' *>worm, so that should not be a problem on that network. The other access *>numbers are blocked on some security ports, but are not as 'tight' as the *>'@***' network. *> *>I checked with a Linux tech with our provider, and he found nothing wrong *>with your setup info. Your connection logs indicate normal call *>terminations, which means it appears that you terminated the connections, *>rather than being dropped by the servers."
If I'm dropping my own connection, *What On Earth* on my system is doing this???
On my last download attempts, the time I was able to stay online before being dropped was just short of 60 minutes (54, 57, 59...), yet it has been fairly inconsistent at other times (30sec - 20 minutes). I have repaired 'what could have been a problem' with my phone line, yet can't get past 60 minutes on my connection. It is consistently (error 16), which states that it is 'My' modem, yet, some have said that even with this error code, it could be the ISP dropping me. I really don't care who it is, I just want to find the problem and fix it.
PLEASE - Any other thoughts???
MTIA
Bernd
The first thing that you do is to borrow another modem and use that to se what happens and this way you start eliminating the varables which may be causng you the problem. The other thing you should do is to amend the /etc/ppp/options file. I altered the following 4 settings (about 3/4 way down) when I was having troubles: 1. REM out the line "lcp-echo-interval 30" 2. REM out the next lne "lcp-echo-failure 4" 3. Alter the line, 3 lines down, to read "idle 1200" - this controls what the idle time is before you disconnect from the ISP 4. Alter the next line to read "maxfail 30" You don't by any chance have any FAX machines etc or another telephone on the same line you are using to connect to the Net? Some of these things draw power from the phone line to recharge a capacitor (for storage of numbers in memory) and this causes line noise which then maks the modem drop the connection. -- Understanding only begins with the act of perception.