Re: Dropping PPP
Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Sat, 8 Jun 1996 15:37:45 +0100 (BST)
> My iSP won't cut a PPP link at any time but my PPP seems to decide
> it wants to drop carrier randomly. It averages 90% of the time when idle
> for more than 5-10 minutes.
Right. Firstly check your modem doesnt have any settings enabled for
"drop after XX idle time" [Mine for example is currently set to 120seconds
as I live in a part of the world without free calls. Your ISP may also be
using such idling settings.