Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 09:10:28 -0600 (MDT) From: softweyr@xmission.com To: questions@freebsd.org Cc: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> Subject: Re: PPP exit... Message-ID: <199610101510.JAA02612@obie.softweyr.com> In-Reply-To: <76279215@toto.iv>
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On Sun, 15 Sep 1996, Travis wrote:
% Ok so I've figured out how to start up ppp and get connected and all
% that goodie goodie... But it leave it in that "PPP on #hostname>"
% prompt... Ya I know I can get a shell by typing shell.. But it seems to
% stop the ppp connection if I go into that shell. Is there a way to exit it
% after it's connect. It's taking up a Virtral Console and I don't like that.
% Any help would be appricatied.
Doug White writes:
> Try ^Z to suspend then quickly 'bg' it (assuming you're using the C
> shell).
>
> At home I either ran it in an xterm I minimized or put it on one of the
> other virtual consoles.
Write a dial script in your ppp.conf and use the autoconnect feature.
Several people have posted configurations; I've mailed mine to this
group a number of times. Check out the archives for examples.
I have the following in my /etc/rc.local:
[...]
# put your local stuff here
/usr/X11R6/bin/xdm && echo -n ' xdm'
ppp -auto xmission && echo -n ' ppp'
[...]
This starts up PPP in automatic mode; the connection will actually be
dialed as soon as a packet is sent across the interface. Pinging
something outside your local network will dial and connect. It works
very well once you get your modem correctly configured. ;^)
--
Wes Peters |
Softweyr | Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?
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