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diff --git a/FAQ/FAQ.sgml b/FAQ/FAQ.sgml index a495a294aa..76adc125e3 100644 --- a/FAQ/FAQ.sgml +++ b/FAQ/FAQ.sgml @@ -1,12 +1,12 @@ <!DOCTYPE linuxdoc PUBLIC "-//FreeBSD//DTD linuxdoc//EN"> -<!-- $Id: FAQ.sgml,v 1.81 1997-10-04 11:16:57 jkh Exp $ --> +<!-- $Id: FAQ.sgml,v 1.82 1997-10-05 11:15:46 brian Exp $ --> <article> <title>Frequently Asked Questions for FreeBSD 2.X <author>Please send submissions to <tt><htmlurl url='mailto:faq@freebsd.org' name='<faq@freebsd.org>'></tt> -<date>$Date: 1997-10-04 11:16:57 $</date> +<date>$Date: 1997-10-05 11:15:46 $</date> <abstract> This is the FAQ for FreeBSD systems version 2.X All entries are @@ -3372,6 +3372,27 @@ MYADDR: </verb> <sect2> + <heading>My connection drops after a random amount of time</heading> + + <p> + 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. + + <p> + 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: +<verb> + set dial "...... ATS10=10 OK ......" +</verb> + + <p> + Refer to your modems manual for details. + + <sect2> <heading>Nothing happens after the Login OK! message</heading> <p> |