Date: Thu, 11 May 2000 13:42:51 +1200 From: Jonathan Chen <Jonathan.Chen@itouch.co.nz> To: Andy Coates <andy@friends-tv.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Keeping the modem from dropping Message-ID: <20000511134251.A1181@jonc.ntdns.wilsonandhorton.co.n> In-Reply-To: <011e01bfbae8$07e6d2d0$0100a8c0@blade>; from andy@friends-tv.net on Thu, May 11, 2000 at 02:27:09AM %2B0100 References: <011e01bfbae8$07e6d2d0$0100a8c0@blade>
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On Thu, May 11, 2000 at 02:27:09AM +0100, Andy Coates wrote: > Hi, > > I remember a mate who runs linux saying he could compile into his kernel so > that if the modem was given the signal to drop by the ISP it would like > ignore it and stay connected. Really? How does it deal with the fact the ISP will have dropped carrier? Sounds like he's either got his facts wrong or he's talking about something else altogether. > Does such a thing exist with the FreeBSD kernel or some configuration? There's the PPP timeout parameter, but that deals with local side configuration to stop the modem from hanging up when there's been no activity for a given number of seconds. -- Jonathan Chen <jonathan.chen@itouch.co.nz> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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