Date: Mon, 12 Feb 1996 14:30:44 -0500
   From: der Mouse <mouse@Collatz.McRCIM.McGill.EDU>
   
   > I am trying to set up a telecommuting system for my company.  One
   > thing I have noticed is that if a remote user has established a TCP
   > connection (`rlogin', say) over PPP, and the PPP connection goes down
   > for a while -- I haven't taken the time to figure out exactly how
   > long -- the TCP connection will be closed.
   
   This is almost certainly due to keepalives, which are designed for
   exactly this: to ensure that if connectivity is lost, the connection
   goes.

Turning off keepalives seems to do the job.

Thanks again to all

-- Scott