Re: Fwd: [Bug 3592] New: pppd "IPCP: timeout sendingConfig-Requests"

[Paul Fulghum]

On Wed, 2004-10-20 at 18:46, Alan Cox wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 20, 2004 at 06:42:40PM -0500, Paul Fulghum wrote:
> > I'm not sure I would characterize using DCD
> > for a serial connection indicator as odd.
> 
> The default setup trusts LCP closes sent between the two ends

Yes.

In the case of this bug report, it looks like Window NT4
is dropping the connection without sending the LCP close.
That is crappy behavior.

DCD makes a good check on the physical layer in case
your POTS line is on the crackly side.
May I never suffer dialup again :-P

-- 
Paul Fulghum
paulkf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx


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