Date: Wed, 06 Aug 1997 00:05:32 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org> To: "Brian J. McGovern" <mcgovern@spoon.beta.com> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: SIGURG on ppp drop Message-ID: <199708052305.AAA29431@awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 04 Aug 1997 16:40:05 EDT." <199708042040.QAA03104@spoon.beta.com>
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> Can I assume safely that if I am fetch'ing a file across a PPP link, and
> that link goes down (thereby removing the route, and causing a "No
> route to host" error message when pinging) that the fetch process will
> receive a SIGURG?
>
> I'm curious, because I'm running some tests that require fetch to die if
> the link goes down, and I want to try to catch SIGURG, and then "cleanup
> and exit"(tm).
Maybe if your ppp deletes the route in ppp.linkdown (or if ppp isn't in
-auto or -ddial mode). In -auto & -ddial mode, the route won't get
deleted and packets just get queued waiting for the line to come back
up.
I haven't tried the SIGURG bit myself though.... suck it & see.
> -Brian
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