Just to complete my part of this thread, I found my ppp problem. I had compiled both ppp and slip into the 2.2.16 kernel, and evidently they didn't play well together. The new kernel (without slip) is working well.
John John Carline wrote: > Sean Richardson wrote: > > > Well... I have continued to play with this...switching between suse and > > debian...and have been able to partially fix the problem. > > > > By setting my wvdial baud rate down to 57600 from 115200 i get only > > 1 error in 1000 packets... which is respectable... > > > > However, I would still like to know why 115200 works without a single > > error on the SuSE setup...but with the same settings debian gives me > > errors... > > > > I am using an external USR v.everything modem on a 16550A serial port... > > > > The SuSE box was 6.4 with a 2.2.14 kernel..and the debian box is potato > > with the 2.2.15 kernel... all the versions seem to be the same (wvdial, > > pppd, etc...) > > > > any ideas? anyone? > > My first guess is that it's either the difference in the kernel or how the > kernel was > compiled. One way to tell would be to do a quick compile of the 2.2.14 kernel > with > the same options you had selected with SuSE and see if that cures the problem. > > I know that currently on my box the 2.2.14 gives me better ppp performance > then the > 2.2.16. > > After compiling 2.2.16 yesterday my ppp became very erratic - sometimes > connecting > with either a crummy baud rate or a good baud rate with no transfer of data. > When I > boot with my 2.2.14 boot floppy, wvdial and pppd work flawlessly. Since in my > experience most of these problems are caused by the user (me :-)) I'm going to > recompile the 2.2.16 with exactly the same selections as the 2.2.14 and see > if the > problem goes away. > > If I find any definitive answer, I'll post the results. If not...... I'll keep > searching. > > John > > -- > > Powered by the Penguin > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- Powered by the Penguin
