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Re: How to connect Broadband automatically at boot



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Stephen Liu <satimis@yahoo.com> writes:

> Hi folks,
>
> Broadband - via ADSL router
> Connection - requiring login and password
>
> Just have Debian installed with sarge-i386-netinst
> booting to 'init 2' only.  I need to have the Debian
> box connected to broadband automatically at boot
> instead of running;
>
> # pon dsl-provider
>
> after booting up the box.  Following file already
> existing;
>
> # cat /etc/ppp/ppp_on_boot.dsl
> PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin
> export PATH
> exec pppd call dsl-provider

ppp_on_boot isn't read, only it's filename is, IIRC.  Opposite of
ppp_on_boot is no_ppp_on_boot.
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