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Date:      Tue, 16 Feb 1999 18:59:46 +0000
From:      Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org>
To:        Christopher Michaels <ChrisMic@clientlogic.com>
Cc:        "FreeBSD Mailing List (E-mail)" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Odd PPP -auto behavior 
Message-ID:  <199902161859.SAA00563@keep.lan.Awfulhak.org>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 15 Feb 1999 11:26:49 EST." <6C37EE640B78D2118D2F00A0C90FCB441A5EEC@site2s1> 

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> Hello,
>   I am running 2.2.8 with the most up-to-date sources.  I am currently using
> ppp -alias -auto to dial up to my service provider.  I put the ppp command
> in my rc.local so it will start when the system starts.  My problem is the
> following.
>  When the system boots, it dials up the modem and appears to make a
> connection, but as far as I can tell, ppp immediately exits.  If I login and
> manually type ppp -alias -auto it seems to work fine.
> My questions are #1 has anyone heard of this? #2 Where can I look to trouble
> shoot this, what set log should I use?

You may want to get the latest ppp from 

  http://www.Awfulak.org/ppp.html

Ppp now waits 1 second by default before checking for carrier - as it 
did in the pre-2.0 days.

> Thanks,
> Chris

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