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From: conrads@neosoft.com (Conrad Sabatier)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: ppp auto redial after lost connection?
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 1997 22:07:59 -0600
Organization: NeoSoft, Inc.
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In article <5e0sln$hnj$1@news.ziplink.net>,
mi@rtfm.ziplink.net (Mikhail Teterin) writes:
>
> Alternatively, and much to be preferred, is to use ijppp with the -ddial
> option. It will redial automatically on loss of carrier.
I don't see this option in the man page. Where did you learn of this?
Can it be used with the -auto switch as well? That would be most
excellent, as I'm using dial on demand a lot nowadays for unattended jobs,
and it's a real bitch to drop carrier in the middle of something.
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Conrad Sabatier http://www.neosoft.com/~conrads