Date: 27 Feb 98 09:43:24 +0100 From: leifn@image.dk (Leif Neland) To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: PPP link terminated unexpectedly. (fwd) Message-ID: <ae5_9802271031@swimsuit.swimsuit.roskildebc.dk>
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At 26 Feb 98 23:05:43 Tim Moony wrote regarding Re: PPP link terminated unexpectedly. (fwd) TM> It's not uncommon for ISPs to terminate the connection when the TM> connection is idle for too long (mine does). What you need is TM> to do a search from the mailing list for "stay connected". There TM> are scripts that work. Usually it involves pinging a nearby TM> site (or address) to tell if the connection is dropped. TM> TM> Call the script every 5 minutes and your connection should stay TM> connected or be restored (either way). A simple ping can be told to only send a ping every n seconds. No need to make a script. Anyway, why bother to stay online all the time? I can get online in 5 seconds anyway; I use ISDN... Leif Neland leifn@image.dk --- |Fidonet: Leif Neland 2:234/49 |Internet: leifn@image.dk To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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