From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 17 18:55:21 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B795716A4CE for ; Wed, 17 Mar 2004 18:55:21 -0800 (PST) Received: from popimap01.icare.priv (unknown [203.78.64.158]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8AFA743D31 for ; Wed, 17 Mar 2004 18:55:20 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from satimis@icare.com.hk) Received: from smtpi02.icare.priv ([10.11.12.45]) by popimap01.icare.priv with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5329); Thu, 18 Mar 2004 10:54:07 +0800 Received: from 203.88.164.192 ([203.88.164.192]) by smtpi02.icare.priv with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5329); Thu, 18 Mar 2004 10:54:07 +0800 From: Stephen Liu To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 19:17:27 +0800 User-Agent: KMail/1.5.4 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200403181917.27944.satimis@icare.com.hk> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 18 Mar 2004 02:54:07.0218 (UTC) FILETIME=[47C7B520:01C40C94] Subject: How to avoid booting PC to reconnect broadband X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 02:55:21 -0000 Hi folks, FreeBSD 5.2 ADSL, pppoe Connection: via ADSL modem If broadband connection dies accidentally due to unsecured plug how to re-activate it avoiding rebooting PC. Occasionally re-securing the plug and waiting for a while the broadband connection will reactivate automatically. kindly advise. TIA B.R. Stephen Liu