From: "Lokrin" <redhat@xxxxxxxxxx>
> jdow wrote:
>
> >From: "Lokrin" <redhat@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> >
> >
> >>THANKYOU JDOW! *kisses*
> >>
> >>Ok, I went to the ifcfg-earthlink file and made the following changes:
> >>(basically I made it match the ifcfg-seanet file)
> >>
> >># Please read /usr/share/doc/initscripts-*/sysconfig.txt
> >># for the documentation of these parameters.
> >>ONBOOT=no
> >>USERCTL=yes
> >>PEERDNS=yes
> >>TYPE=Modem
> >>DEVICE=ppp1
> >>BOOTPROTO=dialup
> >>
> >>(The below I was playing with and were all off before)
> >>AC=off (was on)
> >>BSDCOMP=off (was on)
> >>VJCCOMP=off (was on)
> >>CCP=off (was on)
> >>PC=off (was on)
> >>VJ=off (was on)
> >>
> >>LINESPEED=115200
> >>MODEMPORT=/dev/ttyS4
> >>PROVIDER=Earthlink
> >>
> >>(I'll assume it was this line. What does it do anyway?)
> >>DEFROUTE=yes (was no)
> >>(And what is this?)
> >>PERSIST=yes (was no)
> >>
> >>PAPNAME='ELN/lokrin2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' (didn't have ELN/ prefix)
> >>WVDIALSECT=Earthlink
> >>MODEMNAME=Modem0
> >>DEMAND=no
> >>IPV6INIT=no (was yes)
> >>IDLETIMEOUT=600
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Um, I'd leave the compression on. My experience is that turning it off
> >means Earthlink rejects the call.
> >{^_^}
> >
> >
> >
> Well, I'm using Earthlink right now. Any particular compression? Or
> does it matter?
Enable them all. Let the ppp negotiation sort it out. They use mostly
rather modest compression in some locations. I doubt it's the same
everywhere, though.
{^_^}
