Re: pppd

[Jason Boxman <jasonb@edseek.com>]

On Sunday 30 September 2001 06:31 am, Christian Schoenebeck wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I configured pppd for dial on demand, but how can I get pppd to start
> automaticaly
> on boot time without immediately establishing a connection, but to wait
> until there's
> a demand for it?

no idea.  I use "diald" to perform the same fuction though.  The one in 
testing/unstable integrates nicely with pppconfig.

> I renamed /etc/ppp/no_ppp_on_boot to /etc/ppp/ppp_on_boot and chmoded it to
> a+x to be executed by /etc/init.d/ppp on startup. So, I don't know why it
> establishs
> a connection anyway, because all the script does is to call 'pppd call
> provider' and
> if I do that manualy by typing it, pppd starts but waits for demand. So,
> what do I
> have to change?
>
> Christian