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From: "Michael C. Newell" <mnewell@lupine.nsi.nasa.gov>
To: michael butler <imb@scgt.oz.au>
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Subject: Re: User space PPP & leased line
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On Sat, 9 Dec 1995, michael butler wrote:

> This is most likely the result of dropping LCP echo packets on a busy line.
> Try adding ..
> 
>  disable lqr
>  deny lqr
> 
>  .. to the 'default' section of /etc/ppp/ppp.conf.

I tried that; it still dies off... ;-(

> Hardly surprising since kernel mode ppp has no demand-dial capability :-)

Actually you can give it a connect script that it runs when you start it 
up, but if the connection breaks it doesn't redial (as you say, it ain't 
supposed to...)

One thing I *DID* find out is if you put proxyarp in the options file  
the pppd daemon process never goes away!  EXCEEDINGLY annoying.  It might 
be nice to add a clause in the man page telling people not to use the 
"proxyarp" option (the message I got this from indicated it doesn't work 
anyway.)

Thanks,

Mike

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