Frequently Asked Questions for FreeBSD 2.X
: Networking
: I can't make ppp work. What am I doing wrong ?
: My connection drops after a random amount of time
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10.7.6. My connection drops after a random amount of time
Sometimes, on a noisy phone line or even on a line with
call waiting enabled, your modem may hang up because it
thinks (incorrectly) that it lost carrier.
There's a setting on most modems for determining how tolerant
it should be to temporary losses of carrier. On a USR
Sportster for example, this is measured by the S10 register in
tenths of a second. To make your modem more forgiving, you could
add the following send-expect sequence to your dial string:
set dial "...... ATS10=10 OK ......"
Refer to your modem manual for details.
Frequently Asked Questions for FreeBSD 2.X
: Networking
: I can't make ppp work. What am I doing wrong ?
: My connection drops after a random amount of time
Previous: My connection drops under heavy load
Next: My connection hangs after a random amount of time