I get this error when my ISP disconnects me for no usage (just sitting there, 
no activity online) or when My setup decides it has been idle too long. what 
program do you use to connect? can you find any settings about "disconnect if 
idle for ______ length of time? 


On Thursday 20 December 2001 16:12, you wrote:
> Hi all, Happy Christmas to all,
>
> Since installing Mandrake 8.1 I have been having problems with my external
> modem.  After a random amount of time I get pppd message saying that it has
> died with error 16 which I believe is the modem disconnecting.
> I have read the Howto's on pppd ans modems and have tried various options
> but I haven't made any difference.
> I am now at a loss as to what to do, this modem worked perfectly in version
> 8.0 and still works in windows.
> Can anyone help me please?????  - I won't have any hair left at this rate
>
> regards
> Paul

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