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List:       debian-user
Subject:    Re: sl0: transmit timed out, bad line quality?
From:       "Gary Hennigan" <glhenni () sandia ! gov>
Date:       2000-01-31 23:54:37
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Tim Nicholas <tim@fizz.earthlight.co.nz> writes:
> can anyone tell me what this error message might mean?
> 
> sl0: transmit timed out, bad line quality?
> 
> this message was printed on the screen several times and it looks
> like something which should be looked in to.
> 
> thanks for any help,

Well, sl0 is a device for a SLIP connection. SLIP was the predecessor
to PPP and is still used by some. It's another dialup protocol for
doing TCP/IP over a modem. 

Looks like something you installed is trying to access it. Are you
using SLIP?

Gary


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