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From: Steve Gailey <steveg@metrosol.demon.co.uk>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: PPP auto always connects
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 1996 09:58:41 +0100
Organization: Metronome Solutions Ltd.
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Jeffery T. White wrote:

> My PPP auto connection won't disconnect and stay that way. As soon as it
> times out or my ISP times me out it radials. This happens even when the BSD
> system is the only thing powered on on the net so I'm sure it is something
> in the system. I've tried the tcpdump but it needs some device I don't have
> in my kernel and I'm hoping someone here knows the problem so I can avoid
> the kernel build on a 386 :(.

I suggest that you have something in your system which is causing the
connection to come up again. I would suggest it is probable RIP broadcasts.
Try checking your startup files for routing daemons.

Steve