Date: Mon, 18 Dec 1995 18:31:34 +0000 (GMT) From: Paul Richards <p.richards@elsevier.co.uk> To: nate@rocky.sri.MT.net (Nate Williams) Cc: nate@rocky.sri.MT.net, FreeBSD-current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ppp Message-ID: <199512181831.SAA07024@cadair.elsevier.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <199512181826.LAA24031@rocky.sri.MT.net> from "Nate Williams" at Dec 18, 95 11:26:56 am
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In reply to Nate Williams who said > > It does is you put it into a tight loop. :) > > while `true`; do > /usr/sbin/pppd sri.MT.net:micgate -detach \ > connect 'chat -v -f /etc/ppp/ppp0/chat' $DEVICE 115200 > # If we fail, wait a little while for the line to settle down > sleep 15 > done Umm, that's going to re-dial as soon as the line drops isn't it? That's not dial on demand. Dial-on-demand saves my phone bill by only keeping the line up while I'm actually using it. Remember we pay by the minute in Europe, letting the line drop when it's idle is kinda important. -- Paul Richards. Originative Solutions Ltd. Internet: paul@netcraft.co.uk, http://www.netcraft.co.uk Phone: 0370 462071 (Mobile), +44 1225 447500 (work)
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