Subject: Re: Using pppd ( was Re: Installing 1.4 )
To: Simon Knott <simonk@dynarx.demon.co.uk>
From: David Forbes <dmf20@hermes.cam.ac.uk>
List: port-arm32
Date: 05/31/1999 14:30:55
> I followed your advice and also checked the network document on
> www.netbsd.org and hey presto I'm on the internet using pppd.  There
> were one or two problems like pppd didn't seem to read the
> /etc/ppp/options.tty00 file like the man page says it should but I just

I never did work out why that was...

> The main problem I have is that I keep getting a message on the console
> saying com0 xx silo overruns ( or similar ) where xx is a number
> usually around 30-50.  Any ideas on this one, I'm guessing that is

How fast is your machine?  I regularly get those messages...they seem to
result in the occasional dropped packet but nothing unlivable with.  Does
it badly affect performance for you?

Cheers,

David.