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From: rmillian@cyber1.servtech.com (rudynel millian)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: User ppp, client mode,...
Date: 8 Jan 1996 19:50:16 -0500
Organization: Servtech, Inc.  Rochester, NY
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Message-ID: <4cse48$c2i@cyber1.servtech.com>
NNTP-Posting-Host: cyber1.servtech.com

	I am a new FreeBSD user (a couple of months now), and I am using
version 2.05. I followed the instructions in the handbook to setup my
user ppp to dial my ISP. I put "ppp -auto CyberLink" in my rc.local file
which is supposed to connect to my ISP on demand, according to the handbook
and the man page. But user ppp dials in shortly after booting up, and
remains connected until my ISP kicks me off (no activity for 20 minutes),
at which point user ppp immediatly calls back. Is this the way it is supposed
to work?
	I want user ppp to call my ISP only when there is a packet going out,
not when the system boots up. I also want user ppp to timeout and disconnect 
if there is no activity for a given number of minutes.
	Could it be that my system is really trying to send some packets out?
Like sendmail checking the queue? If so, how do I check who is attempting to
send packets?


rmillian