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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!news.netspace.net.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.wildstar.net!serv.hinet.net!spring.edu.tw!howland.erols.net!news.mathworks.com!solaris.cc.vt.edu!news.seanet.com!news From: dennisg <dennisg@seanet.com> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Keepalive script with PPP Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 15:34:05 -0800 Organization: Seanet Online Services, Seattle WA Lines: 37 Message-ID: <32B72DED.41C67EA6@seanet.com> References: <32B47DB0.5354@gryphonsci.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: dennisg.seanet.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.02 (X11; I; FreeBSD 2.1.5-RELEASE i386) To: jlee1@gryphonsci.com Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:32728 Jason Lee wrote: > > Does anyone know of a keepalive type script for a PPP connection?? I > have it set manually right now using PPP. > Actually I'd like to be able to boot right in to PPP and then not have > to type 'dial'. > > Any answers for both of these problems??? > > Jason Lee > Gryphon Sciences I keep mine in /etc/ttys, if the line ever goes down it is automagicaly restarted. # @(#)ttys 5.1 (Berkeley) 4/17/89 # # name getty type status comments # # This entry needed for asking password when init goes to single-user mode # If you want to be asked for password, change "secure" to "insecure" here console none unknown off secure # ttyv0 "/usr/libexec/getty Pc" cons25 on secure # Virtual terminals ttyv1 "/usr/libexec/getty Pc" cons25 on secure ttyv2 "/usr/libexec/getty Pc" cons25 on secure ttyv3 "/usr/libexec/getty Pc" cons25 off secure # Serial terminals ttyd0 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" unknown off secure ttyd1 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" unknown off secure ttyd2 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" unknown off secure ttyd3 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" unknown off secure # Local Additions ttyv4 "/usr/X11R6/bin/xdm -nodaemon" xterm on secure