Date: Mon, 17 Mar 1997 17:52:46 -0500 (EST) From: Intuitive Design Archive <archive@in-design.com> To: Bill Nutt <B.Nutt@dial.pipex.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ppp -auto problem? on 2.1.5-RELEASE Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970317175159.14652B-100000@nero.in-design.com> In-Reply-To: <199703172121.VAA00571@typhoon.dial.pipex.net>
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On Mon, 17 Mar 1997, Bill Nutt wrote: > Hi, > I'm currently running 2.1.5-R (yes I know I need to upgrade ASAP!) and have > set up > ppp to run on auto. As soon as I do a: > > ppp -auto <ispname> > > the machine dials out, even though I have nothing running which I think > needs to send a packet. > > If I do a <close>, ppp redials to my provider after a few seconds. > Is this normal and expected? i.e. On startup must the machine request info > from elsewhere? > > Sorry for asking this, but after the security holes found recently, I hope > you won't think me too paranoid!! > ( I previously had problems with logins failing, but I believe I traced > this successfully to XF86-3.2 screwing up my keyboard map) > > btw, > my machine knows its FQDN from /etc/hosts since I've told it to look there > before trying DNS. > > thanks in advance, > > --Bill > How about sendmail? Is that being demoned? Intuitive Design Archive http://www.in-design.com archive@in-design.com
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