Date: Thu, 06 Feb 1997 10:57:33 -0600 From: Glenn Johnson <gjohnson@nola.srrc.usda.gov> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: user ppp -auto Message-ID: <32FA0D7D.7277@nola.srrc.usda.gov>
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I am using the user ppp -auto program with FreeBSD 2.1.6. Everything works fine, except that I noticed Netscape and ncftp2 keep the connection alive even if I am not sending any packets. How do I set ppp filters in order to have these connections close the ppp link when it is idle, ie., when a download is finished, or I have not clicked a web link for some time? I have the timeout period set for 300 seconds, but the connection stays up until 300 seconds after I close the application, ie., ncftp2. I want to have the connection close 300 seconds after a download is finished, without having to close the application, so I don't have to baby-sit the computer to free up my phone line. Also, I noticed these programs establish the link even before I enter an IP request. This is OK, except that Xemacs also does this. I do not want a ppp connection up when I am using xemacs, so how can I filter this behavior out? In advance, I thank everyone who responds to this. Glenn Johnson
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