i'm using pppd on linux.
microsoft only comes into the picture on the other machines on my network, but
the linux box has the same exact problems. the problems happen with the linux
version of ftp also.
"Jieming Wang (Exchange)" wrote:
> 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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