My PPP connection through the inscrutable and apparently anti-linux (xunil?) ISP concentric.net invariably breaks down after receiving a few packets. This happens both when using Netscape and when using Lynx, although more quickly with Netscape.
I have tried many variations for /etc/ppp/options, including all 8 subsets of -ac, -pc, and -vj on the theory that there is an incompatibility in compression negotiations. Currently I have: asyncmap 0 crtscts lock modem network 255.255.255.0 noipdefault -ac -pc -vj debug kdebug 7 lcp-echo-interval 30 lcp-echo-failure 4 lpcp-restart 10 defaultroute user [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've tried variations on mtu and mru from the high 200's through the 500's, 1000, and 1500. kdebug through /dev/xconsole shows what I believe are continuing successful lcp pings even after the browser stalls. In netscape I have never brought in any graphics. Reproducibly, if I first go to the directory entry Netscape home, I get the page's text, then a message saying 100% of 21K (at a gradually diminishing rate) is displayed, and finally the program hangs. If I stop Netscape and restart with the same PPP connection, the second Netscape instance does not even get that same page's text. Sometimes I get a message about compression synchronization breaking down, although I don't believe I have gotten such with all three of -ac, -pc, and -vj. By the way, I had a devil of a time figuring out that I was supposed to append @ppp to my login name, thanks to the aforementioned ISP xunility. But I gather that some people do successfully use concentric.net with Linux. My connection works OK with Windows95. Any ideas? Is more detail needed? If so what? Thanks, Leonard Monk -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
