Re: Best Solution for PPP?

[Miles Bader <miles@ccs.mt.nec.co.jp>]

Daniel Barclay <daniel@dsb.smart.net> writes:
> > 	You can modify your /etc/ppp/peers/provider and add a line
> > 	persist. Then pppd should automatically reconnect for you.
> 
> That's just automatic _re_-connection right?
> 
> Fully automatic connection (like when a queued cron or at job
> wakes up to run wget or mirror) is great.
> 
> Diald does that.  (I don't know what else might too.)

I'm pretty sure that pppd does automatic (on-demand) _connection_ too,
but you have to have a fixed IP address (which is why I don't do it,
and thus don't really know the details).

-Miles
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