Installation guide

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SLIP/PPP Problems
SLIP Session Losing Send Packets
Solution
If your SLIP session appears to be dropping send packets, enter the following command.
Substitute the number of the port for 1:
Local> SHOW PORT 1 SLIP COUNTERS
Port 1: Development Server: MMS
Connect Time: 7 23:00:40
Bytes Received: 106 Bytes Sent: 560
Packets Received: 200 Packets Sent: 150
Receive Packets Lost: 100 Send Packets Lost: 25
Send Packets Queued: 0
Procedure
Verify the ratio of Send Packets Lost to Packets Sent. If this ratio is high, do the following:
More Information
For more information on configuring and managing SLIP ports, refer to the Network
Access Software Management Guide.
Step Action
1 Adjust the PC software TCP maximum segment size (MSS) and/or the PC software
TCP window size.
2 Increase the baud rate on both the access server and the PC.
3 Increase the MTU on both the access server and the attached device.
4 Verify the MSS on the SLIP host relative to the access server MTU. See the section
Verify Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU), on page 4-4.