also sprach ben <benfoley@rcn.com> [2002.07.15.2125 +0200]:
> > reflected in /proc/net/route (/sbin/route) or /proc/net/dev
> > (/sbin/ifconfig). pinging a host on the outside is not a good way to
> > query the status for obvious reasons, so i am wondering if you know of
> > a way to query a running on-demand pppd for its link status.
> >
> just thought of netstat -i pppd0. that should tell you if the link is up or
> not.
thanks for the suggestion, but compare this to /proc/net/dev...
netstat -i also does not show a difference...
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