Re: Automating PPP with cron?
-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Yukhimets <aqy6633@acf5.nyu.edu>
To: hospedales@wow.net <hospedales@wow.net>
Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Date: Monday, 9 February 1998 6:59 am
Subject: Re: Automating PPP with cron?
>> Hi,
>> I would like to setup my system to do two things.
>> To check periodically to see if my PPP connection has died, and redial
>> my isp if it has.
>> And to disconnect and redial every 6 hours, (my isp doesn't like it if
>> you stay one more than 6 hours consecutively).
>>
>> What would be the best way to go about implementing this, and how should
>> I start going about it?
>
>Add "persist" option to pppd.
>
>Alex Y.
>
Is there a way to limit the number of times that the "persist" option will
redial ?. I don't want my modem blindly redialling if it can't connect,
would drive my phone bill through the roof !.
John
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