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Date:      27 Feb 98 09:43:24 +0100
From:      leifn@image.dk (Leif Neland)
To:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: PPP link terminated unexpectedly. (fwd)
Message-ID:  <ae5_9802271031@swimsuit.swimsuit.roskildebc.dk>

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At 26 Feb 98 23:05:43 Tim Moony wrote regarding Re: PPP link terminated
unexpectedly.  (fwd)

 TM> It's not uncommon for ISPs to terminate the connection when the
 TM> connection is idle for too long (mine does).  What you need is
 TM> to do a search from the mailing list for "stay connected".  There
 TM> are scripts that work.  Usually it involves pinging a nearby
 TM> site (or address) to tell if the connection is dropped.
 TM>
 TM> Call the script every 5 minutes and your connection should stay
 TM> connected or be restored (either way).

A simple ping can be told to only send a ping every n seconds. No need to make
a script.

Anyway, why bother to stay online all the time? I can get online in 5 seconds
anyway; I use ISDN...


Leif Neland
leifn@image.dk

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