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From: Kenneth Ingham <ingham@i-pi.com>
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Subject: Re: pppd Auto-reconnect?
In-Reply-To: <199707051451.KAA00233@deimos.senate.org> from Nathan Dorfman at "Jul 5, 97 10:51:55 am"
To: nathan@deimos.senate.org (Nathan Dorfman)
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 1997 15:24:59 -0600 (MDT)
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> Is it possible to have pppd reconnect automatically? I have a script
Here's how I do mine.  I have a 24x7 dial-up PPP connection.

In /etc/ttys:

cuaa1   "/usr/sbin/pppd /dev/cuaa1 115200 -detach" unknown on insecure

So whenever it dies, init re-spawns it.  Works well.

Kenneth