Date: Sun, 02 Feb 1997 18:12:56 -0600 From: Randy DuCharme <randyd@nconnect.net> To: Robert Chalmers <robert@nanguo.chalmers.com.au> Cc: bsd <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: getting pppd to work? Message-ID: <32F52D88.167EB0E7@nconnect.net> References: <199702022330.JAA02290@nanguo.chalmers.com.au>
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Robert Chalmers wrote:
>
< snip !>
This is what I'm using. It works well for me most of the time. I'm
still playing with it tho' as sometimes after I terminate a connection,
I can't re-connect without some major pounding .
ppp-on--------------------------------------------------------------
#!/bin/sh
#
# Script to initiate a ppp connection. This is the first part of the
# pair of scripts. This is not a secure pair of scripts as the codes
# are visible with the 'ps' command. However, it is simple.
#
# These are the parameters. Change as needed.
TELEPHONE=1234567
ACCOUNT=< account >
PASSWORD=< password >
LOCAL_IP=0.0.0.0 # Local IP address if known. Dynamic = 0.0.0.0
REMOTE_IP=0.0.0.0 # Remote IP address if desired. Normally 0.0.0.0
NETMASK=255.255.255.0 # The proper netmask if needed
#
# Export them so that they will be available at 'ppp-on-dialer' time.
export TELEPHONE ACCOUNT PASSWORD
#
# This is the location of the script which dials the phone and logs
# in. Please use the absolute file name as the $PATH variable is not
# used on the connect option. (To do so on a 'root' account would be
# a security hole so don't ask.)
#
DIALER_SCRIPT=/etc/ppp/ppp-on-dialer
#
# Initiate the connection
#
exec /usr/sbin/pppd debug lock modem crtscts asyncmap 1 /dev/cuaa1 57600
\
kdebug 0 $LOCAL_IP:$REMOTE_IP \
netmask $NETMASK connect $DIALER_SCRIPT &
ppp-on-dialer--------------------------------------------------------
#!/bin/sh
#
# This is part 2 of the ppp-on script. It will perform the connection
# protocol for the desired connection.
#
exec chat -v \
TIMEOUT 3 \
ABORT '\nBUSY\r' \
ABORT '\nNO ANSWER\r' \
ABORT '\nRINGING\r\n\r\nRINGING\r' \
'' \rAT \
'OK-+++\c-OK' ATH0 \
TIMEOUT 30 \
OK ATDT$TELEPHONE \
CONNECT '' \
ogin:--ogin: $ACCOUNT \
assword: $PASSWORD
ppp-off -----------------------------------------------------------
#!/bin/sh
pid=`ps ax |grep pppd |grep -v grep|awk '{print $1;}'`
if [ X${pid} != "X" ]; then
echo 'killing pppd, PID=' ${pid}
kill -9 ${pid}
fi
ifconfig ppp0 down
ifconfig ppp0 delete
exit 0
Randall D. DuCharme email: randyd@nconnect.net
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