does the command dmesg or the file /var/log/messages show you anything. next
time it happens, see if you ping the mailserver you are trying to connect to.
On Sun, 14 Nov 1999, Paul M. Foster wrote:
> Folks:
>
> Okay, I've had this problem for months, seemingly corresponding with the
> 2.2 kernels. Started out in SuSE, now RH 6.1. I did _not_ have it with 2.0
> kernels, nor with earlier RHs like 4.2.
>
> With PPP, I dial out and connect to my ISP (Concentric). All seems okay. I
> go to get mail via fetchmail, and randomly, I apparently stop getting
> packets. The send/receive lights on the modem go dead, and eventually
> fetchmail times out. I believe this also happens when I surf, but I can't
> really tell because I don't surf that much. With email, it almost always
> happens when I a lot of byte in email, but sometimes when I don't get much
> mail. In other words, it's _erratic_. Also note that I cannot restart
> fetchmail and expect it to run properly while still in that ppp session. I
> have to hang up and redial before fetchmail will properly start picking up
> mail again.
>
> Now, let me eliminate the obvious answers:
>
> I have used programs other than fetchmail, and used several versions of
> fetchmail itself. Same behavior on all.
>
> My dialout procedure has been the same since 2.0 kernels. The scripts I
> use were created when I was using Debian.
>
> I have checked with my ISP, which runs Unix servers. They say (naturally)
> that it isn't their fault. I'm inclined to agree, since others don't
> appear to have this problem. In fact, my wife (on Win95) _never_ has this
> problem, using my dialup account on the same ISP.
>
> This seems to be some sort of a buffer full kind of problem, as a WAG, but
> I really have no idea.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Paul M. Foster
>
>
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