Mike Rambo wrote:
> I have a machine set up at to facilitate sharing of a dial
> up connection for my home network. I am finding that pppd
> will suddenly die completely or sometimes just become
> unresponsive requiring a restart. The box is an older one
> still running mdk7.1 (yeah I know it's older but then so is
> the box). I don't see anything in the logs to indicate any
> problems. Are there any experts out there that can comment
> on why this might be happening?
> 
> Thanks.
> 

Mike,

I've noticed this also as I have my Mandrake box setup the same way. 
I've been told it's akin to the TCP stack filling up in a way. I'm not 
sure I understand this yet, but I've also heard that the firewall can 
get clogged up. seems rather bazarre to me. I've found that this occurs 
the most with my machine after it's been up more than three days and 
like yours requires an interface restart.

I've been thinking about shortening the interval between crond ppp0 
restarts to ensure a free flowing connection.

-- 
Mark

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