> Ok, it turns out that > pppd is somehow affecting my computer. Everything works just fine and fast > without pppd running, but as soon as I attempt to dial out, things slow > down. > How do I go about it? > Andrew
I had something like this happen to me; it turned out my external modem was plugged into a bad serial port on my motherboard. Switching to the other port fixed it. It was noticeable by checking /proc/interrupts; the bad port was generating gazillions of interrupts per second. Handling them was bogging my machine down. Good luck, --Pete
