Re: Data transfer slows down

Thomas Reisinger wrote:

> Dear newsgroup,
>
> I installed RedHat 9 on my Dell Inspiron 4100 notebook and get 
> connected to the internet with the ppp-daemon. But I have some 
> problems with the connection. After a while, especially if I'll 
> download some files via ftp or http, the connection slows down and 
> almost no data transfer is possible. I tried various providers but the 
> szenario decribed above always happens. Does anybody experienced the 
> same or knows a solution?
>
> Here is my system setup:
> I used the redhat-config-network program to configure the pppd. 
> Additionally I'm using the ppp options 'idle 120', 'lock' and 'debug'. 
> I connect to an ISDN line with the ELSA Microlink ISDN Internet modem, 
> an AT command set compatible modem, which is connected to /dev/ttyS0. 
> I communicate with 115200 baud and RTSCTS flow control. The internet 
> browser I use is Mozilla.
>
> Thank you in advance, Thomas Reisinger
>
Maybe your behind a firewall   ...check  its settings   and maybe you 
have to disable it at start up  for ftp to work   
specially upload