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From: Ken Bigelow <kbigelow@www.play-hookey.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: PPP auto always connects
Date: Mon, 09 Sep 1996 19:52:43 +0000
Organization: Erol's Internet Services
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Jeffery T. White wrote:
> 
> My PPP auto connection won't disconnect and stay that way. As soon as it
> times out or my ISP times me out it radials. This happens even when the BSD
> system is the only thing powered on on the net so I'm sure it is something
> in the system. I've tried the tcpdump but it needs some device I don't have
> in my kernel and I'm hoping someone here knows the problem so I can avoid
> the kernel build on a 386 :(.
> 
> I've also tried adding all the filters I can think of that won't directly
> be a problem, i.e.. I have left such things as DNS alone.
> 
> I'm running 2.1.5-RELEASE, with everything pretty much as the manuals and
> the web pages say to do it. The system acts as a router for 2 Win95
> machines with gateway=YES and routed -s in sysconfig.
> 
> I guess it could be worse, at least I can connect. Only thing is I have to
> turn off the modem to stop it! :)
> 

Check your configuration files in /etc/ppp -- what is specified in case
of a loss of IP connection? Also, if you have any active tasks that
expect to access your ISP (such as the nameserver), that action will
force a re-connect.
-- 

Ken

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