Date: Mon, 17 Mar 1997 21:22:35 -0000 From: "Bill Nutt" <B.Nutt@dial.pipex.com> To: <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: ppp -auto problem? on 2.1.5-RELEASE Message-ID: <199703172121.VAA00571@typhoon.dial.pipex.net>
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Hi, I'm currently running 2.1.5-R (yes I know I need to upgrade ASAP!) and have set up ppp to run on auto. As soon as I do a: ppp -auto <ispname> the machine dials out, even though I have nothing running which I think needs to send a packet. If I do a <close>, ppp redials to my provider after a few seconds. Is this normal and expected? i.e. On startup must the machine request info from elsewhere? Sorry for asking this, but after the security holes found recently, I hope you won't think me too paranoid!! ( I previously had problems with logins failing, but I believe I traced this successfully to XF86-3.2 screwing up my keyboard map) btw, my machine knows its FQDN from /etc/hosts since I've told it to look there before trying DNS. thanks in advance, --Bill
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