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From: martini@heaven7.snafu.de (Martin Ibert)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Userland PPP - can it redial?
Date: 02 May 1996 20:30:12 +0200
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Hi,

can I make the user-land ppp stuff redial all by itself? I am not
using auto mode because a) I'm afraid of some random processes
triggering frequent outdials, thereby making my phone bill explode and
b) my provider does not only determine my IP address dynamically, but
his as well. So I'm stuck with dialling manually.

Problem is, phone lines are busy quite often, and retyping "dial" over
and over again (waiting for mgetty to re-claim the port between tries)
is quite bothersome.

Is there a better way?
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