From owner-freebsd-isdn Fri Oct 12 1:58:50 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-isdn@freebsd.org Received: from gatekeeper.tripos.com (gatekeeper.tripos.com [192.160.145.62]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 52CCF37B405 for ; Fri, 12 Oct 2001 01:58:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from uucp@localhost) by tripos.com (8.8.8+Sun) id DAA29035 for <@firewall.tripos.com:freebsd-isdn@FreeBSD.org>; Fri, 12 Oct 2001 03:58:42 -0500 (CDT) Received: from elara.tripos.com(172.20.5.15) by gatekeeper.tripos.com via smap (V5.5) id xma028971; Fri, 12 Oct 01 03:58:12 -0500 Received: from wolf ([172.20.152.158]) by tripos.com (980919.SGI.STAND) via SMTP id DAA57029 for ; Fri, 12 Oct 2001 03:58:07 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <159e01c152fc$2cadabe0$9e9814ac@tripos.com> From: "Steve Coles" To: Subject: Configuring isdnd, isppp/isp0 and "surftime" Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 09:59:13 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_1599_01C15304.8C029A80" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6600 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6600 Sender: owner-freebsd-isdn@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_1599_01C15304.8C029A80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have I4B running nicely on 4.4 release and I am wondering if anyone on = the group could help with a problem I am experiencing (using = isppp/isp0). I have a phone package that allows me unmetered calls Mon-Fri 18:00 to = 08:00, allday weekends (those in the UK will recognise this as "BT = SurfTime"). The ISP makes no guarantee that calls outside these times = will not be answered - indeed the number is dialable, the ISP just = refuses the PPP logon. When I used an analogue modem I just use to schedule with cron to kill = ppp if it was still running out of hours, and start it in autodial mode = if it was not running during unmetered time. Now I am using an ISDN link, and the possibility of heinous call charges = if I get it wrong, I would like some advice. Q. I have looked at the "valid" isdnd.rc statement, can this handle = these timebands ? Q. Can I do this with "rates" ( I have not looked into this much ) Q. Do I just need to schedule an "ifconfig isp0 down" and "ifconfig isp0 = up" ? If I run isdnd manual when isp0 is configured and up isdnd appeared to = hang, if I killed it, took the interface down, then run it it works OK. Q. Does isdnd like the isp0 going up and down when it is running ? Q. Would it be simple to move back to ipr0 and ppp ? Thanks for any help (I'm not on the list ( the Systems' guys at work don't like it, can you = please cc me) Steve ------=_NextPart_000_1599_01C15304.8C029A80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I have I4B running nicely on 4.4 = release and=20 I am wondering if anyone on the group could help with a problem I = am=20 experiencing (using isppp/isp0).
 
I have a phone package that allows me unmetered = calls Mon-Fri=20 18:00 to 08:00, allday weekends (those in the UK will recognise this as = "BT=20 SurfTime"). The ISP makes no guarantee that calls outside these times = will not=20 be answered - indeed the number is dialable, the ISP just refuses the = PPP=20 logon.
 
When I used an analogue modem I just use to schedule = with cron=20 to kill ppp if it was still running out of hours, and start it in = autodial mode=20 if it was not running during unmetered time.
 
Now I am using an ISDN link, and the possibility of = heinous=20 call charges if I get it wrong, I would like some advice.
 
Q. I have looked at the "valid" isdnd.rc statement, can this handle = these=20 timebands ?
Q. Can I do this with "rates" ( I have not looked = into this=20 much )
Q. Do I just need to schedule an "ifconfig isp0 = down" and=20 "ifconfig isp0 up" ?
 
If I run isdnd manual when isp0 is configured and up = isdnd=20 appeared to hang, if I killed it, took the interface down, then run = it it=20 works OK.
 
Q. Does isdnd like the isp0 going up and down when = it is=20 running ?
Q. Would it be simple to move back to ipr0 and ppp=20 ?
 
Thanks for any help
 
(I'm not on the list ( the Systems' guys at work = don't like=20 it, can you please cc me)
 
Steve
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