--On Saturday, 17 March 2001 10:38 +0000 Adam Warner
<mailing_lists@consulting.net.nz> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Could the early adopters of the 3COM Dual Link under Linux please comment
> on these questions:
>
> 1. Is a 14 second ping necessary to keep the connection up? Or is there a
> different way that won't bother anyone?

take a look at http://lennons.fastadsl.net.nz/3com.html, which has this
instruction (and others):

"4) Edit /etc/ppp/pppoe.conf and change LCP_INTERVAL=14 (if you don't do
this it will hang up every 3-4 mins)"
>
> 2. Has anyone had this modem going for days without the slightest problem?
> (This is just so I can know whether the modem is reliable in ideal
> conditions). If so is there anything you did to achieve this reliability
> (e.g. had your connection speed limited?)
>

Dunno, mine is still in the box.....

> Thanks,
> Adam
>
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