I had similar experience (with ppp). Most Windows based versions are
problematic. Please run ftp under command prompt.
JW
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fred T. Hamster [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 1999 1:52 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: ppp problems: kernel: ppp: frame with bad fcs, excess = xxxx
>
> i am having a very peculiar problem that only seems to affect certain
> files that
> i try to download.
> i am using ip masquerade, but the problem also happens on my main linux
> box
> that's actually connected to the internet. i have redhat 5.2 (and saw the
> same
> exact problem with 5.1) and a zoom 56K dual mode modem (2919L).
> the problem is that some files refuse to download. larger files work
> fine.
> smaller files work fine. but certain files will not download, no matter
> what
> program i use (linux ftp, linux netscape, NT with ws-ftp, NT with
> netscape). the
> file will either get to some reproducible percentage done (like 11% or
> something),
> or it will entirely refuse to download.
> the best example is at:
> http://premium.officeupdate.microsoft.com/officeupdate/DistribDownload/sr1
> off97ddl.htm
>
> this is the microsoft office 97 service release 1. the file name is
> sr1off97.exe, if you want to look elsewhere for the download.
> i cannot get this file to even start downloading. i've tried it from
> the
> microsoft site, from other sites i found with hotbot, and from my own
> ISP's ftp
> site. none of them will even start downloading.
> as soon as i start the download, the ppp connection will start to report
> errors
> (the "bad fcs, excess blah blah" message). if i check with ifconfig, ppp0
> reports
> numerous dropped packets. before i start downloading the problem files,
> there are
> no errors at all, even with significant browsing around or other
> downloading. only
> these problem files seem to cause the "bad fcs" message.
> i've tried playing with my MTU and such in /etc/ppp/options. i've tried
> a lot of
> variations. with smaller MTUs, many more files are problematic than just
> the file
> above. for example, i cannot get www.tvguide.com to show me tv program
> listings
> with the recommended MTU of 552. but with larger MTUs, this sr1off97.exe
> file
> still refuses to download.
> i suspect that i don't have the proper modem settings, but why would the
> hardware
> handshaking work with a huge file (like netscape 4.5, 15 megs or so), but
> not work
> with smaller files (sr1off97.exe, like 8 megs)?
> i've also tried escaping control characters. i did an "escape" option
> in my
> ppp/options that said to escape every control character. i've tried the
> same thing
> with the netconfig tool (the escape control characters check box). this
> didn't
> allow the file to download either.
> so, i'm just about at the end of the rope that i have allowed for
> hanging myself
> with. does anyone have any clues about why this is happening or how i can
> get
> around it? i forgot to mention; when i boot to win95 on the same machine
> with the
> same modem, win95 can download the file fine. this annoys me even worse
> for some
> reason.
> help?
> thanks,
> chris koeritz.
>
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