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From: psonnek@skypoint.com (Patrick Sonnek)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: ppp -auto problem
Date: 13 Aug 1996 18:52:35 GMT
Organization: SkyPoint Communications, Inc.
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I have ppp -auto running in the background. Occasionally the modem
disconnects, and ppp dosn't notice. Because ppp didn't notice that the
modem dropped, it never trys to reconnect, is there some option I should
be setting to the modem so that if CD drops, PPP notices it right away?
--
Pat Sonnek - VTAM/NCP Systems Programmer
Best Buy Co.
Program Coordinator MN DOS Users Group
WWW: http://www.skypoint.com/~psonnek