[plug] Re: Short connect times

[russ powers]

Maybe windoze and linux configure the modem
differently?


--- William Kenworthy <billk at iinet.net.au> wrote:
> Its fixed - I think:
> 
> After it logged itself off of the iinet dialup last
> night after 80 or so
> minutes (THE PROBLEM), I put a win2000 box on the
> same modem etc and
> when I woke up this morning it was still online.  Oh
> Oh, I am thinking,
> my linux box is the problem.  So I swap the modem
> back and log in and
> now its still online after 3 1/2 hours!
> 
> I am left with:
> 1) iinet fixed the problem between about 530pm and
> 9pm last night
> 2) or ditto for Telstra
> 3) The Jupiter moved into a more favourable
> conjunction with mars
> 4) iinet dialups need an occaisional fix of Bill
> Gates before continuing
> to work.
> 
> ARRRRRGGGGG!
> 
> I have had no further communication from either
> Telstra or iinet so its
> a mystery, but I actually favour reason 3.
> 
> BillK
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 


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