ISP delay: login till ppp=up

I've observed this on several dial-up ISPs:
when the load is high (busy), which I can estimate, based on the weather,
time of day/week etc., there is a long delay between when the modem
starts negotiating and when the last stage of the ppp is acheived/accepted.
Some times my (non-linux) ppp implementation times out.

I think that when the server is busy and queing clients, there should be
'feed-back' to give the telco busy signal to clients. If not it's arrogant:
like letting people in to wait at the restaurant when you know there
won't be free tables for a long time.

Are there facilities to avoid clients paying the entry fee [no busy barring]
and yet not being able to get on the net ?

-- Chris Glur.

[email]eas-lab@absamail.co.za[/email] writes:

]I've observed this on several dial-up ISPs:
]when the load is high (busy), which I can estimate, based on the weather,
]time of day/week etc., there is a long delay between when the modem
]starts negotiating and when the last stage of the ppp is acheived/accepted.
]Some times my (non-linux) ppp implementation times out.

]I think that when the server is busy and queing clients, there should be
]'feed-back' to give the telco busy signal to clients. If not it's arrogant:
]like letting people in to wait at the restaurant when you know there
]won't be free tables for a long time.

]Are there facilities to avoid clients paying the entry fee [no busy barring]
]and yet not being able to get on the net ?


Until you have logged in they do not know who you are, so it would be
hard to charge y ou.

Complain to your ISP.
(actually, the ISP should run out of phone lines befor their servers
bogged down).