RE: ppp/diald networking dying under heavy IDE (or CPU?) load

2004-05-11 Thread Jens Simmoleit
> I am getting occasional "kernel: PPP: VJ decompression error" in my > logs. Might that result from dropped characters from a buffer > overrun (e.g., if the CPU is too busy doing PIO disk I/O to service > the serial port frequently enough)? > Hi Daniel, the ppp error message is coming up becaus

RE: ppp/diald networking dying under heavy IDE (or CPU?) load

2004-05-10 Thread Jens Simmoleit
> > Could it be by any chance that the NIC and the ide controller > and also the > > serial port controller are hooked up on the same IRQ? > > At least according to /proc/interrupts, the serial port doesn't seem to > be sharing interrupts: > > # more /proc/interrupts > CPU0 CPU1

Re: PPP, diald,

1998-05-16 Thread john
Bob Nielsen writes: > Connect your modem to ttyS0 and make a symbolic link to /dev/modem ('ln > -s /dev/ttyS0 /dev/modem' as root). Please don't. This link is unnecessary and confusing. Use /dev/ttyS0 directly. > Install ppp (and optionally diald) and read the man pages and other > documentatio

Re: PPP, diald,

1998-05-16 Thread Bob Nielsen
On Fri, 15 May 1998, VB Student wrote: > I have two serial ports in Debian Linux. ttyS0 and ttyS1. > My mouse is on ttyS1. What software can I use to dial-up my ISP [ ppp, > diald???] > Once my modem connects can I open a telnet or ftp and download files? > What about arena? Will that work with a

Re: ppp & diald problem

1997-04-08 Thread Philippe Troin
On Tue, 08 Apr 1997 09:54:48 +0200 Peter Bodnar ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > i have a problem vith diald daemon..it start correctly, set up > slip line ant others, but..if i try connect to site out of my > internal network, nothing happend...diald NOT START ppp daemon Which v