Using 7800 in router mode for FTTC
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 3:53 pm
Hi, I have a strange issue that only occurs when the PPP session is dropped( remote side ) in that the router will repeatedly attempt to reconnect without success, as can be seen from the system log, I can disconnect /reconnect & reboot or power cycle the router and it will connect quickly without issue,
Also in the system log is Couldn't increase MTU to 1500 My MTU on the Ewan link is set to 1492 so why does the router appear to still be trying to increase the MTU to 1500?
And the other thing i feel is odd is regarding the DNS servers in the system log it lists these as my dns servers which belong to my isp. But i don't use them, i have alternative dns servers set up in the router,and use the router for dns
primary DNS address 212.159.6.9
secondary DNS address 212.159.6.10
Here is my system log
Also in the system log is Couldn't increase MTU to 1500 My MTU on the Ewan link is set to 1492 so why does the router appear to still be trying to increase the MTU to 1500?
And the other thing i feel is odd is regarding the DNS servers in the system log it lists these as my dns servers which belong to my isp. But i don't use them, i have alternative dns servers set up in the router,and use the router for dns
primary DNS address 212.159.6.9
secondary DNS address 212.159.6.10
Here is my system log
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Oct 07 00:50:04 daemon pppd[16222]: No response to 6 echo-requests
Oct 07 00:50:04 daemon pppd[16222]: Serial link appears to be disconnected.
Oct 07 00:50:04 daemon pppd[16222]: Clear IP addresses. Connection DOWN.
Oct 07 00:50:04 daemon pppd[16222]: Clear IP addresses.
Oct 07 00:50:04 daemon pppd[16222]: Couldn't increase MTU to 1500.
Oct 07 00:50:04 daemon pppd[16222]: Couldn't increase MRU to 1500
Oct 07 00:50:05 user syslog: begin: interface: ppp_ewan_1 go to down
Oct 07 00:50:05 user syslog: end: interface: ppp_ewan_1 go to down
Oct 07 00:50:05 daemon pppd[16222]: PPPoE: Terminating on signal 15.
Oct 07 00:50:10 daemon pppd[16222]: Connection terminated.
Oct 07 00:50:10 daemon pppd[16222]: Connect time 7924.3 minutes.
Oct 07 00:50:10 daemon pppd[16222]: Sent 6793888165 bytes, received 25838345197 bytes.
Oct 07 00:50:11 user kernel: dev_shutdown, dec ppp device refcnt, dev->refcnt=4
Oct 07 00:50:11 user kernel: unregister_netdevice: waiting for ppp_ewan_1 to become free. Usage count = -1
Oct 07 00:50:11 user kernel: dev->name = ppp_ewan_1, dev->refcnt=-1
Oct 07 00:50:11 user kernel: after reset to 0, dev->refcnt=0
Oct 07 00:50:11 daemon pppd[16222]: Doing disconnect
Oct 07 00:50:14 daemon pppd[16222]: Exit.
Oct 07 00:50:15 daemon pppd[16762]: pppd 2.4.1 started by admin, uid 0
Oct 07 00:50:15 daemon pppd[16762]: PPP: Start to connect ...
Oct 07 00:50:38 daemon pppd[16762]: Couldn't get channel number: Transport endpoint is not connected
Oct 07 00:50:38 daemon pppd[16762]: PPP: PPP Server No Response !!!
Oct 07 00:50:38 daemon pppd[16762]: Doing disconnect
Oct 07 00:50:41 daemon pppd[16762]: PPP: Start to connect ...
Oct 07 00:51:04 daemon pppd[16762]: Couldn't get channel number: Transport endpoint is not connected
Oct 07 00:51:04 daemon pppd[16762]: PPP: PPP Server No Response !!!
Oct 07 00:51:04 daemon pppd[16762]: Doing disconnect
Oct 07 00:51:07 daemon pppd[16762]: PPP: Start to connect ...
Oct 07 00:51:30 daemon pppd[16762]: Couldn't get channel number: Transport endpoint is not connected
Oct 07 00:51:30 daemon pppd[16762]: PPP: PPP Server No Response !!!
Oct 07 00:51:30 daemon pppd[16762]: Doing disconnect
Oct 07 00:51:33 daemon pppd[16762]: PPP: Start to connect ...
Oct 07 00:51:56 daemon pppd[16762]: Couldn't get channel number: Transport endpoint is not connected
Oct 07 00:51:56 daemon pppd[16762]: PPP: PPP Server No Response !!!
Oct 07 00:51:56 daemon pppd[16762]: Doing disconnect
Oct 07 00:51:59 daemon pppd[16762]: PPP: Start to connect ...
Oct 07 00:52:22 daemon pppd[16762]: Couldn't get channel number: Transport endpoint is not connected
Oct 07 00:52:22 daemon pppd[16762]: PPP: PPP Server No Response !!!
Oct 07 00:52:22 daemon pppd[16762]: Doing disconnect
Oct 07 00:52:25 daemon pppd[16762]: PPP: Start to connect ...
Oct 07 00:52:48 daemon pppd[16762]: Couldn't get channel number: Transport endpoint is not connected
Oct 07 00:52:48 daemon pppd[16762]: PPP: PPP Server No Response !!!
Oct 07 00:52:48 daemon pppd[16762]: Doing disconnect
Oct 07 00:52:51 daemon pppd[16762]: PPP: Start to connect ...
Oct 07 00:53:14 daemon pppd[16762]: Couldn't get channel number: Transport endpoint is not connected
Oct 07 00:53:14 daemon pppd[16762]: PPP: PPP Server No Response !!!
Oct 07 00:53:14 daemon pppd[16762]: Doing disconnect
Oct 07 00:53:17 daemon pppd[16762]: PPP: Start to connect ...
Oct 07 00:53:40 daemon pppd[16762]: Couldn't get channel number: Transport endpoint is not connected
Oct 07 00:53:40 daemon pppd[16762]: PPP: PPP Server No Response !!!
Oct 07 00:53:40 daemon pppd[16762]: Doing disconnect
Oct 07 00:53:43 daemon pppd[16762]: PPP: Start to connect ...
Oct 07 00:54:06 daemon pppd[16762]: Couldn't get channel number: Transport endpoint is not connected
Oct 07 00:54:06 daemon pppd[16762]: PPP: PPP Server No Response !!!
Oct 07 00:54:06 daemon pppd[16762]: Doing disconnect
Oct 07 00:54:09 daemon pppd[16762]: PPP: Start to connect ...
Oct 07 00:54:32 daemon pppd[16762]: Couldn't get channel number: Transport endpoint is not connected
Oct 07 00:54:32 daemon pppd[16762]: PPP: PPP Server No Response !!!
Oct 07 00:54:32 daemon pppd[16762]: Doing disconnect
Oct 07 00:54:35 daemon pppd[16762]: PPP: Start to connect ...
Oct 07 00:54:58 daemon pppd[16762]: Couldn't get channel number: Transport endpoint is not connected
Oct 07 00:54:58 daemon pppd[16762]: PPP: PPP Server No Response !!!
Oct 07 00:54:58 daemon pppd[16762]: Doing disconnect
Oct 07 00:55:01 daemon pppd[16762]: PPP: Start to connect ...
Oct 07 00:55:24 daemon pppd[16762]: Couldn't get channel number: Transport endpoint is not connected
Oct 07 00:55:24 daemon pppd[16762]: PPP: PPP Server No Response !!!
Oct 07 00:55:24 daemon pppd[16762]: Doing disconnect
Oct 07 00:55:27 daemon pppd[16762]: PPP: Start to connect ...
Oct 07 00:55:50 daemon pppd[16762]: Couldn't get channel number: Transport endpoint is not connected
Oct 07 00:55:50 daemon pppd[16762]: PPP: PPP Server No Response !!!
Oct 07 00:55:50 daemon pppd[16762]: Doing disconnect
Oct 07 00:55:53 daemon pppd[16762]: PPP: Start to connect ...
Oct 07 00:56:16 daemon pppd[16762]: Couldn't get channel number: Transport endpoint is not connected
Oct 07 00:56:16 daemon pppd[16762]: PPP: PPP Server No Response !!!
Oct 07 00:56:16 daemon pppd[16762]: Doing disconnect
Oct 07 00:56:19 daemon pppd[16762]: PPP: Start to connect ...
Oct 07 00:56:42 daemon pppd[16762]: Couldn't get channel number: Transport endpoint is not connected
Oct 07 00:56:42 daemon pppd[16762]: PPP: PPP Server No Response !!!
Oct 07 00:56:42 daemon pppd[16762]: Doing disconnect
Oct 07 00:56:45 daemon pppd[16762]: PPP: Start to connect ...
Oct 07 00:57:08 daemon pppd[16762]: Couldn't get channel number: Transport endpoint is not connected
Oct 07 00:57:08 daemon pppd[16762]: PPP: PPP Server No Response !!!
Oct 07 00:57:08 daemon pppd[16762]: Doing disconnect
Oct 07 00:57:11 daemon pppd[16762]: PPP: Start to connect ...
Oct 07 00:57:34 daemon pppd[16762]: Couldn't get channel number: Transport endpoint is not connected
Oct 07 00:57:34 daemon pppd[16762]: PPP: PPP Server No Response !!!
Oct 07 00:57:34 daemon pppd[16762]: Doing disconnect
Oct 07 00:57:37 daemon pppd[16762]: PPP: Start to connect ...
Oct 07 00:58:01 daemon pppd[16762]: Couldn't get channel number: Transport endpoint is not connected
Oct 07 00:58:01 daemon pppd[16762]: PPP: PPP Server No Response !!!
Oct 07 00:58:01 daemon pppd[16762]: Doing disconnect
Oct 07 00:58:04 daemon pppd[16762]: PPP: Start to connect ...
Oct 07 00:58:27 daemon pppd[16762]: Couldn't get channel number: Transport endpoint is not connected
Oct 07 00:58:27 daemon pppd[16762]: PPP: PPP Server No Response !!!
Oct 07 00:58:27 daemon pppd[16762]: Doing disconnect
Oct 07 00:58:30 daemon pppd[16762]: PPP: Start to connect ...
Oct 07 00:58:44 daemon pppd[16762]: PPP server detected.
Oct 07 00:58:44 daemon pppd[16762]: PPP session established.
Oct 07 00:58:44 daemon pppd[16762]: Using interface pppewan_1
Oct 07 00:58:44 daemon pppd[16762]: Connect: ppp_ewan_1 <--> eth0
Oct 07 00:58:44 daemon pppd[16762]: Couldn't increase MTU to 1500.
Oct 07 00:58:44 daemon pppd[16762]: Couldn't increase MRU to 1500
Oct 07 00:58:44 daemon pppd[16762]: Couldn't increase MRU to 1500
Oct 07 00:58:44 daemon pppd[16762]: PPP LCP UP.
Oct 07 00:58:44 daemon pppd[16762]: Couldn't increase MTU to 1500.
Oct 07 00:58:44 daemon pppd[16762]: Couldn't increase MRU to 1500
Oct 07 00:58:44 daemon pppd[16762]: Couldn't increase MRU to 1500
Oct 07 00:58:44 daemon pppd[16762]: PPP LCP UP.
Oct 07 00:58:45 daemon pppd[16762]: local IP address <removed>
Oct 07 00:58:45 daemon pppd[16762]: remote IP address <removed>
Oct 07 00:58:45 daemon pppd[16762]: primary DNS address 212.159.6.9
Oct 07 00:58:45 daemon pppd[16762]: secondary DNS address 212.159.6.10
Oct 07 00:58:45 daemon pppd[16762]: Received valid IP address from server. Connection UP.
Oct 07 00:58:46 user syslog: begin: interface: ppp_ewan_1 go to up
Oct 07 00:58:49 user syslog: end: interface: ppp_ewan_1 go to up