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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!newshost.telstra.net!act.news.telstra.net!psgrain!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!gatech!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.sprintlink.net!helena.MT.net!nate From: nate@trout.sri.MT.net (Nate Williams) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Q: Usermode PPP Date: 8 Mar 1996 05:20:47 GMT Organization: SRI Intl. - Montana Operations Lines: 25 Message-ID: <4hog3f$cn8@helena.MT.net> References: <4hk8kd$r8p@news.unicomp.net> Reply-To: "Nate Williams" <nate@sneezy.sri.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: trout.sri.mt.net In article <4hk8kd$r8p@news.unicomp.net>, Kurt Grutzmacher <grutz@tk.org> wrote: > >Using the usermode PPP to contact our provider... everything works great >except.... > >it's not auto dialing NOR re-establishing the connection? It won't unless there is data to send to the provider. This is the documented behavior, as it only dials your provider 'on-demand'. >we're using "ppp -auto unicomp" to connect, but the connection will not >start until we try to ping them... There is no 'demand' for a connection until you ping them. If you want a dedicated line, look for my 'ddial' patches posted to one of the mailing lists which cause it to keep the line up no matter what. Nate -- nate@sneezy.sri.com | Research Engineer, SRI Intl. - Montana Operations nate@trout.sri.MT.net | Loving life in God's country, the great state of work #: (406) 449-7662 | Montana. home #: (406) 443-7063 | A fly pole and a 4x4 Chevy truck = Heaven on Earth