Date: 03 May 2003 06:28:34 -0400 From: Adam <blueeskimo@gmx.net> To: Freebsd-Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: auto restarting a ppp connection Message-ID: <1051957713.45399.8.camel@jake> In-Reply-To: <20030503011200.GA93080@grover.logicsquad.net> References: <AGEHIFHGNEMPFNCPLONMEECGEJAA.paul@compwest.com.au> <20030503011200.GA93080@grover.logicsquad.net>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Fri, 2003-05-02 at 21:12, Paul A. Hoadley wrote: > On Fri, May 02, 2003 at 09:44:33PM +0800, Paul Hamilton wrote: > > > I have tried to put the whole routine into a script, ie, find the > > pid, kill it, wait, then restart the ppp connection. The idea, was > > that I could link it with a ping tester, then when I miss 'x' number > > of pings, restart the connection. This is what I used:- > > Here is a script Aaron Hill wrote that does precisely that: > > http://logicsquad.net/freebsd/pingmonitor-how-to.html > > Run it with cron as frequently as you like. Instructions for > customising it are on that page. Is this script really any better than enabling LQR and setting up an automatic reconnect on disconnection in the ppp.conf? -- Adam <blueeskimo@gmx.net> [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQA+s5nRu3o4GBMSDL4RAurXAJwI7q0n5nT/7svhEzuM/gn7zX9R1ACggndM hKxO7RuizGXSg4eLozuJuwY= =olzf -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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