On Saturday 05 October 2002 02:38 am, you wrote: > On Fri, 2002-10-04 at 20:32, Pierre Fortin wrote: > > On Fri, 4 Oct 2002 21:12:31 -0400 et <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Friday 04 October 2002 05:37 pm, you wrote: > > > > It seems every time a new distro hits the street, one or more of my > > > > systems decides it wants attention... yup... I get weird problems, > > > > usually right after the latest distro has been downloaded -- this is > > > > not the first time... > > > > > > > > 9.0 not yet installed anywhere when LM8.2 decides to act up -- > > > > trying to transfer a file via scp causes my ppp link to hang -- it > > > > will not pass a single byte from any application. Trying to send > > > > the same oowriter file via e-mail (from sylpheed) causes the ppp > > > > link to hang... retried 7-8 times... same thing... hangs after > > > > sending a few packets... go figure... > > > > > > > > kppp lights and modem lights confirm NOTHING is being sent. > > > > > > > > Not expecting any answer since this machine will get 9.0 in about 3 > > > > weeks -- just thought I'd pass on my latest New Distro Twilight Zone > > > > episode... > > > > > > > > :^Pierre > > > > > > are we "sure" that file you are trying to send or copy is not open > > > (and being added to or written to) to some user some where? > > > > Yup... besides... I can scp the file to a LAN attached laptop; but not > > over ppp to my remote server. This machine can't email large files, yet > > receives the same file fine which was sent via ppp from the laptop > > (reversed the roles of the desktop/laptop for the test). > > > > I had ppp0 up when I configured the desktop for 'sharing' earlier > > today... at the time, the link dropped and I could hear the modem dial > > out several times to an invalid number (modem speaker is normally off) > > -- finished the sharing config and all seemed fine except for this new > > problem... > > > > Oh well... will be installing 9.0 next time I visit this box in a few > > weeks... > > > > Pierre > > Pierre, > > And people wonder why we give our computers names... The do have > personalities... least I think they do. (I have a comp at work that > crashes every time the founder sits down at the keyboard of it.... but > never crashes for anyone else. he doesn't even have to hit a key.) > > James > > > ---- > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com like the joke about the difference between a "Professional tech" and an "amatuer", the "Professional tech" knows how to "talk" to it.
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