Re: Dial on Demand

[Stephan Zimmermann <s.zimmermann@bmelektronik.com>]

Bruce Ward wrote:

> Assuming you want timeout counter reset by outgoing traffic but not by
> incoming:
> There is a ppp(d ) configuration setting called 'active-filter' & it
> seems as though you may want that set as a simple 'outbound'. (You won't
> find it with pppconfig - look for the config file your pppd is using -
> it may not be /etc/ppp/options if you're running Debian.)
> It also appears that you will need to have your kernel configured with
> ppp_filter (under Network Devices ?)

Yes, thats rigth, tried it out, and it works like a charm. Just adding the
line 
active-filter 'outbound and not icmp[0] == 3 and not tcp[13] & 4 != 0'
to the /etc/ppp/options does it.

Thanks for assistance, Stephan