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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!metro!metro!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.wildstar.net!serv.hinet.net!news-peer.nctu.edu.tw!news.nctu.edu.tw!spring.edu.tw!howland.erols.net!news.sprintlink.net!news-peer.sprintlink.net!gail.ripco.com!news.fred.net!not-for-mail From: mcurry@fred.net ( ) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: pppd connect speed log Date: 14 Feb 1997 02:23:28 GMT Organization: FredNet - Frederick, Md. Lines: 18 Message-ID: <5e0ib0$rg6@news.fred.net> References: <5e00ml$ns7@web.ddp.state.me.us> NNTP-Posting-Host: bigdog.fred.net X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 950824BETA PL0] Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:35682 pppd cannot "interrogate" the modem. The modem reports the connect rate when the link establishes, and (in the case of a modem that can re-negotiate the connection) when and if the connection is re-negotiated. You might be able to get useful information from the port via the chat script when dialling, but how important is this ? Darren Henderson (mvdhend@gatekeeper.ddp.state.me.us) wrote: : I'd find it handy if, while running pppd, I were able to periodically : interrogate the modem and log the current connect speed. Anyone aware of a : mechanism that would allow this that exists already? : : : ________________________________________________________________________ : Darren Henderson darren@jasper.somtel.com : dhenerson@bix.com