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Subject: ppp auto mode
Date: Sat, 24 May 1997 14:40:45 +1000
From: Ian Wynne <ianw@lyear.com.au>
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Hello People:

I'm using FreeBSD 2.1.6R. My question is with iijppp ppp, ie user mode ppp.

When I envoke ppp in the "-auto" mode, where is supposed to dial out when it 
detects a packet on the out going interface, it only seems to dial when there
is an out going UDP packet such as a routed packet. Telnet and ping don't seem
to initiate dialling.

Have I set something up wrongly, or have other people experienced the same
thing? Does the version in "current" display the same behavior?

Best regards,
Ian Wynne