Re: dialup connectivity problem

[Douglas Allan Tutty <dtutty@porchlight.ca>]

On Sat, Jan 27, 2007 at 10:49:06PM -0500, Zach wrote:
> On 1/27/07, Douglas Allan Tutty <dtutty@porchlight.ca> wrote:
> >
> >I don't suppose you told pppconfig to make it an on-demand connection?
> 
> Hi Douglas,
> 
> Exactly how can I enable this?
> 
> >Personally, I also use the persist option so that it redials if the
> >connection dies.
> 
> Cool. How can I enable this also?
> 

Hi Zach,

In pppconfig its under advanced options:  Persist yes, and demand yes if
you want it.

Otherwise, in /etc/ppp/peers/the-peer-you-use,
add the lines
persist
demand


Persist will redial your modem if the connection is lost, after it waits
(called holdoff).  See the pppd man page.

Doug.