DSL Disconnects

[Ed Budd]

bryan cassidy wrote:
> Hello. My ISP is through Bellsouth FastAccess DSL and
> I am trying to get my connection to stay up without
> disconnected and having to run /etc/netstart everytime
> it disconnects. I am very confused about how
> connections are in general. I think it is a PPPoE. I
> have to use a user name and password to connect. I
> have a static IP address if that matters. This is what
> I have in /etc/ppp/ppp.conf
> 
> default:
>  set log Phase Chat LCP IPCP CCP tun command
>  nat enable yes
>  nat same_ports yes
>  nat use_sockets yes
>  set redial 15 28800
>  set reconnect 15 28800
> 
> pppoe:
>  set device PPPoE:xl0:
>  set mru 1492
>  set mtu 1492
>  set speed sync
>  enable lqr
>  set lqrperiod 5
>  set cd 5
>  set dial
>  set login
>  set authname bsdsys at bellsouth.net
>  set authkey password
>  set ifaddr 10.0.0.1/0 10.0.0.2/0 255.255.255.0
> 0.0.0.0
>  add default HISADDR                    # Add a
> (sticky) default route
>  enable dns
> 
> And this in rc.conf
> 
> gateway_enable="YES"
> hostname="localhost.localdomain"
> portmap_enable="NO"
> network_interfaces="auto"
> rwhod_enable="YES"
> ppp_enable="YES"
> ppp_profile="pppoe"
> ppp_mode="direct"
> pccard_ifconfig="DHCP"
> dhcp_program="/sbin/dhclient"
> 
> 
> Not sure what should be added and/or removed.
> 

Try disabling lqr (i.e. 'disable lqr') and/or lowering the mtu setting 
(e.g. 1448) and removing the mru line and see if that helps. I've read 
somewhere (sorry can't remember where - try google) that some Telco 
equipment acts flaky with lqr enabled and the mtu set to max 1492.