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Date: Sat, 15 Feb 1997 14:21:29 +0000
From: Cam Johnson <cam@solidsys.com>
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Subject: Re: question for users of pppd
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Terry Todd wrote:
> 
> Have you ever tried putting this type of line in the options file
> disconnect "/usr/sbin/pppd"
> I am trying to come up with a way for pppd to reconnect the line if
> it drops for some reason.  I don't know what the other consequences
> of putting this line in are so I am posting it here to see if anyone
> else has done this.
> 
> Thanks
> Terry Todd
> tlt@tltodd.com
Merely put the line 

persist

in your options file and it will redial and reconnect.

My options file follows

        /dev/cuaa1
        115200
        connect "/usr/bin/chat '' 'atdtXXXXXXX' '' '\\r'
'rname>-\\r-name>' 'USER' 'word>' 'PASSWORD'"
        crtscts
        lock
        defaultroute
        netmask 255.255.255.0
        0:0
        persist
        modem

The above chat script varies with the ISP's terminal server.

Cam Johnson