Date: Sat, 15 Jun 1996 23:38:20 +1000 (EST) From: Carey Nairn <cp_nairn@cc.utas.edu.au> To: Branson Matheson <branson@widomaker.com> Cc: FreeBSD-Questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: User PPP question Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.960615233734.15282E-100000@wedge.its.utas.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199606141136.HAA07912@garion.hq.ferg.com>
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On Fri, 14 Jun 1996, Branson Matheson wrote: > -------- > > Carey Nairn uttered with conviction: > >Hi all, > > > >is there a way of determining whether an interface is connected > >(particularly tun0) without trying to send something (e.g. ping > >packets) across the interface ? What I want to do is find out if the > >interface is currently connected and iff it is then download mail from my > >ISP. > > ifconfig -u | grep tun0 > > > > >The situation is that I run ppp -auto and download mail twice a day out > >of cron. The PPP connection is also used intermittently for other things > >(WWW browsing etc.) and I would just like to periodically check to see if > >I am connected and download mail if I am. > > This is a little different... > > You could telnet to localhost 3000 and connect to the ppp process and check > the status of the prompt... > > ppp> means down > PPP> means up That seems to be the only option at the moment... ========================================================================= Carey Nairn ! email : Carey.Nairn@its.utas.edu.au Networks and Communications ! phone : (002) 20 7419 Information Technology Services ! fax : (002) 20 7898 University of Tasmania. ! =========================================================================
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