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From: rpritz@panix.com (richard)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc
Subject: Re: Auto-dialing, Auto-redialing under SLIP [FreeBSD 1.1]
Date: 29 Jul 1994 13:53:26 -0400
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Richard E. Nickle (rick@vox.trystero.com) wrote:

: Hi,

: I had no trouble getting SLIP to run.  I am having some trouble trying to
: decide which avenue to take to get SLIP to auto-dial on system boot, and
: redial any time I drop carrier.

: Kermit looks like it could do the job, and looking at the script in the
: FreeBSD slip FAQ, I see everything there except how to exit from Kermit
: gracefully after establishing carrier.  Same with cu.  How do I get a
: dialer to exit gracefully without dropping carrier?  The only thing I've

try sending the modem at&q0, which shouldinitialize the modem in a way 
that kermit will not drop carrie on exit.