Date: Fri, 16 Oct 98 14:34:01 +0200 From: Thierry.Herbelot@alcatel.fr To: francisco@natserv.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: PPP -bacground redials after timeout Message-ID: <H000057c01927783@MHS> In-Reply-To: <199810161228.IAA13681@federation.addy.com>
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Hello, You should use the -auto ppp option (see the man page) check out processes which **LOVE** to stay connected to the Internet (eg sendmail which likes to resolve your numeric IP address) my /etc/daily process used to dial my ISP. TfH > I call ppp with: ppp -background my_isp > > I have noticed that after the timeout the connection drops, but ppp > re-dials. > > Is there a way to get ppp not to dial after a timeout? > > ---- > francisco@natserv.com > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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