From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Sep 9 15:46:17 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id PAA02414 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 9 Sep 1998 15:46:17 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from awfulhak.org (awfulhak.force9.co.uk [195.166.136.63]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id PAA02405 for ; Wed, 9 Sep 1998 15:46:14 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from brian@Awfulhak.org) Received: from woof.lan.awfulhak.org (root@woof.lan.awfulhak.org [172.16.0.7]) by awfulhak.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id WAA19937; Wed, 9 Sep 1998 22:08:46 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from brian@Awfulhak.org) Received: from woof.lan.awfulhak.org (brian@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by woof.lan.awfulhak.org (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id OAA05489; Wed, 9 Sep 1998 14:15:44 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from brian@woof.lan.awfulhak.org) Message-Id: <199809091315.OAA05489@woof.lan.awfulhak.org> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 2/24/98 To: wwoods@cybcon.com cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: PPP question..... In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 08 Sep 1998 13:26:27 PDT." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Wed, 09 Sep 1998 14:15:43 +0100 From: Brian Somers Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > This is my current ppp options file. I use it for dial on boot, 24/7 connect > and it works fine. I am in need of changing this to a dial on demand connection > (I am going to be terminating my 24/7) and I need to know what to change. > > ------------------------------------------------- > crtscts # enable hardware flow control > modem # modem control line > connect "/usr/bin/chat -f /etc/ppp/login.chat.script" > # noipdefault # remote PPP server must supply your IP address. > # if the remote host doesn't send your IP during > # IPCP negotiation, remove this option > passive # wait for LCP packets > domain cybcon.com # put your domain name here > > 205.147.76.99:205.147.64.49 # put the IP of remote PPP host here > # it will be used to route packets via PPP > link > # if you didn't specified the noipdefault > option > # change this line to : > > defaultroute # put this if you want that PPP server will be > # your default router > persist # Redial if link dies. > ------------------------------------------------- > > The pppd command to dial on boot is in /etc/rc.local as: > > --------- > # PPP > /usr/sbin/pppd > --------- > > Any suggestions for me would be appreciated. RTFM. This is why it's been written. > -------------------------------------- > William Woods > Date: 08-Sep-98 / Time: 13:17:07 > goto to: http//www.freebsd.org. > --> FreeBSD 3.0 CURRENT ELF <-- -- Brian , , Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour.... To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message