Network DDR settings for broadband

From: Rod Engelsman (rodengelsman_at_ruraltel.net)
Date: 02/26/05

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    Hi,
        Noob user here running FC3. I get broadband internet through a cable
    modem attached to my NIC. I had a problem that was driving me nuts that
    I think I have sorted out, but I'm not sure if my solution is optimal.
    What would happen is that I would be using the Internet, just steaming
    right along, and then I would click a link and it would just freeze. The
    browser would sit there displaying "Resolving host..." and then time
    out. This would occur at odd intervals for no apparent reason.

        I eventually traced it to a network setting for DDR. It was under
    the "Advanced" tab for "Demand Setting". The check box for "Dial on
    Demand" was set with an inactivity time-out of 100 seconds. So what
    would happen is if I spent more than 100 seconds actually reading a
    web-page the connection would time-out and disconnect from my end. Then
    it would have to reconnect and log back into the system before I could
    go anywhere.

        Now my first thought was to just set the time-out to something
    really high -- like the maximum of 1000 seconds. But on second thought I
    just unchecked the "Dial on Demand" box. This seems to be working (in
    conjunction with the "Restart if connection dies" box).

        My question: Is this the right way to fix this sort of thing?

    Rod

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