Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 19:03:36 +0000 From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> To: "Jay Nordwick" <nordwick@scam.XCF.Berkeley.EDU> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How to force ppp to hangup? Message-ID: <199901131903.TAA00784@keep.lan.Awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 10 Jan 1999 05:02:52 PST." <199901101302.FAA18650@hub.freebsd.org>
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> I am using userland ppp and sometime I cannot get the modem to force > a disconnect. I have tried doing a 'close' and/or 'down' but ofter, after > the other modem has disconnected, mine insists on screaming down the line > for up to two minutes it seems. > > I have tried cat'ing directly to the device and also going into term mode, but > the modem does not ack back when I give it commands. > > I am using a USR 56 Flex PNP, if that makes a difference. > > What is the difference between 'down' and 'close'? If you upgrade to the latest ppp, `down' will close the connection immediately. `Close' will attempt to tell the other side about it first. Older (1.*) versions of ppp would not listen to commands while chatting. You can get the latest ppp at http://www.Awfulhak.org/ppp.html. > -jay -- Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org> <brian@FreeBSD.org> <brian@OpenBSD.org> <http://www.Awfulhak.org>; Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour ! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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