Date: Mon, 18 Dec 1995 11:37:36 -0700 From: Nate Williams <nate@rocky.sri.MT.net> To: Paul Richards <p.richards@elsevier.co.uk> Cc: nate@rocky.sri.MT.net (Nate Williams), FreeBSD-current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ppp Message-ID: <199512181837.LAA24072@rocky.sri.MT.net> In-Reply-To: <199512181831.SAA07024@cadair.elsevier.co.uk> References: <199512181826.LAA24031@rocky.sri.MT.net> <199512181831.SAA07024@cadair.elsevier.co.uk>
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> > 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. Ahh, right. I keep forgetting that I demand that my connection be up all the time. ;) Nate
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