Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 09:24:45 -0700 From: Nate Williams <nate@sri.MT.net> To: Keith Leonard <keithl@gil.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ppp problem Message-ID: <199601221624.JAA21990@rocky.sri.MT.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.91.960122084106.23505A-100000@wakko.gil.net> References: <Pine.LNX.3.91.960122084106.23505A-100000@wakko.gil.net>
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> The first is a startup file (called ipu) which dials the number and connects
> me to my server. You will recognize it as a part of the script file from
> the FreeBSD handbook (which wouldn't work for me as printed) - the rest
> from various files I have seen in the past.
>
> #!/bin/sh
> ps ax | grep pppd | grep -v grep
> PID=`ps ax | grep pppd | grep -v grep | awk '{print $1}'`
>
> if [ "$PID" = "" ]
> then
> pppd connect 'chat -v "" ATDT*server number here* CONNECT ""\
> Name: *login name here* Password: *password here*' \
> /dev/cuaa0 19200 :*my servers IP address here*
> fi
IMHO, both this script and the below script are *much* too obnoxious,
but mine aren't much better. However, if you are trying to get
dial-on-demand ppp you should be looking into 'ppp' instead of using
'pppd'. It may already do what you are trying to do. Take a look at
it's man page.
> One problem - when I login to check mail or use lynx my screen goes into
> reverse video - I don't like - any suggestions????
Your terminal type isn't setup correctly. Is the terminal type set at
login time the same as what you are using?
Nate
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