[ale] ppp

Wandered Inn esoteric at denali.atlnet.com
Wed Dec 8 19:49:54 EST 1999


"zfh-csg.penguinpowered.com" wrote:
> 
> I want to use a ppp connection on my RH 5.2 box running MASQ
> to keep me on the internet 24 hours a day.  I will use dynamic
> DNS to configure my name and ifup-ppp to initiate the script.
>  I know that there will be much time that I will be idle and
> therefor the ISP will drop the connection. I want the ISP to
> be called back the minut it is dropped then stay connected.
> I want the box to keep this cycle going.  I will modify ifup-ppp
> to execute the dynamic DNS script of that is the correct thing
> to do.  How do I get the RH 5.2 box to contnue to dial the ISP
> when it gets knocked off?

Chances are good, your ISP won't put up with it.

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