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From: brian@anorak.coverform.lan (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Kernel PPP
Date: 30 Oct 1996 17:44:02 -0000
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In article <E00733.JA5@racoon.riga.lv>,
fairpay@stoat.riga.lv (Fair pay) writes:
: Hello,
:
: I tried to setup server PPP at home machine. The problem is that
: when modem connection drops, PPPD does not free the line, so I never
: get login: prompt again on the modem untill PPPD is killed or machine
: is rebooted by somebody. What do I miss ? Is this possible to fix ?
I don't know much about pppd (I prefer ppp), but J"org recently suggested
that if you have a login script that runs pppd, make sure it "exec"s it,
otherwise the pppd may not see the HUP.
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
<http://www.awfulhak.demon.co.uk/>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....
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