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Date:      Thu, 10 Aug 1995 13:01:30 +1000
From:      Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
To:        bde@zeta.org.au, cshenton@apollo.hq.nasa.gov
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: client & server ppp
Message-ID:  <199508100301.NAA14852@godzilla.zeta.org.au>

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>Bruce> It probably needs the `modem' option.

>Got it: from /etc/ppp/options:

>    netmask 255.255.255.240         # subnet mask for our system
>    #-detach                         # don't detach
>    crtscts                         # enable hardware flow control
>    #passive                         # establish passive link (wait for LCP)
>    modem                           # use modem line control
>...
>If the modem(s) hangup, pppd stays on the line and getty can't run. I
>can dial back in but instead of getty, I get a dangling pppd.

Does the modem actually hang up?  It must drop CD and keep it low.

Bruce



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