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Subject: Re: How to start "ppp -auto" on boot?
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Michael V. Harding wrote:
> 
> I have "ppp -auto someplace" in my "rc.local" file.  As of the recent
> builds, this no longer starts ppp.  This is a problem for me, as I
> admin some remote sites, and if they get rebooted, there's no way for
> me to contact them.
> 
> Any suggestions as to where to start PPP?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Mike Harding

I start "ppp -auto" in /usr/local/etc/rc.d and works fine for me

Thordur Ivarsson