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From: brian@ui-gate.utell.co.uk (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: ppp auto redial after lost connection?
Date: 14 Feb 1997 18:06:01 GMT
Organization: Utell International
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Peter Benschop (rcbapb@urc.tue.nl) wrote:
: I am using a permanent ppp connection over a serial line. However the
: modem on the other side of the line is reset every 24 hours and the
: connection is lost. Is there an easy solution to make ppp redial after a
: lost connection? It redials automatically when _I_ make a request, but
: the outside world can't enable the connection, so nobody can gain access
: to my computer when I'm not there and the connection is lost.
: Any ideas?
ppp now has a -ddial option that redials on lost connections. I don't
know when it was introduced, but I think it's in 2.2-GAMMA.
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> <brian@utell.co.uk> <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !