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Subject: Re: automaticly reconnecting with ppp 
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> Hi,
> Could somebody tell me how to set up user ppp to automaticly reconnect me
> when I am disconnected from my ISP?
>  Also, what program should I use and how should I set it up to automaticly
> keep reconnecting to an ftp server and getting specific files when
> disconnected?
> Thanks!
> Daniel Keller
> 
You can either "ppp -ddial" or use the "set reconnect" command in
your conf file.

If you're running an old version of FreeBSD (pre 2.2.2) and want the
reconnect stuff, get the current ppp from http://www.freebsd.org/~brian.


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