Perplexing PPP Problem 16
Another Not So Anonymous Coward is pulling hair out over this issue: "I think this may not be the most appropriate forum for this, but I am at my wits end. I have been asking around and presenting this to the top minds I know, and it baffles all of them. So far, not a single person has been able to explain this, even on the Linux newsgroups. I am setting up PPP. And I have a problem. I am not a complete fool, so I know how to set up PPP correctly (Linux RH6.0, if you were wondering). Everything works perfectly, it connects, it pings it traces routes as far as the eye can see. But, if you ask for a http request, pppd gets a brain fart and starts acting like a mad man. I added the argument "record /tmp/ppp.log" to pppd to see what was happening, and I found the answer. Whenever I make a connection, pppd recieves the first 3-4000 characters of the page, I can see it in the log. I ususally get about 1/2 a page, BUT then it coughs. It waits a couple of seconds, and then STARTS OVER. It recieves again the first 3000 characters and hiccups again. So, I can use the web if I want to look at pages with less than 4000 characters, but anything more than that and it just hangs forever calling up the heads of web-pages. Does anybody have a clue as to why this is happening? (I know there is no porblems on the remote side becuase when I use windows 98, everything works peachy. It has to be my shiny new Linux box... grrrr!) " This sounds really odd. I admit that I'm stumped. Do any of you kind folks have any clues?
Re:Some questions - and one suggestion (Score:1)
It can be found at the bottom of every page. Ergo:
HTTP Stall (Score:1)
I was wondering if it might be something to do with your browser.
Re:HTTP Stall (Score:1)
PPP or TCP (Score:1)
Hi, this is me, the original poster. (Score:1)
Thanks for all your help!
Whats your asyncmap setting? compression? (Score:1)
asyncmap 200a0000
to the "extra options"
if the other side requires compression, you may want to try modprobing bsd_comp and/or ppp_deflate
https://www.mav.net/teddyr/syousif/ [mav.net]
I'll bet it doesn't happen on handcoded pages... (Score:1)
I hand code the very few pages I do, and nary a problem with anyone.
Anonymous Coward, get it?