Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 12:28:04 +0000 From: Z Thompson <cublai@earthlink.net> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: ppp -auto Message-ID: <01032413060400.12549@ROMULUS>
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I set up ppp -auto according to the "Pedantic PPP Primer" and it seems to be working fine. I have a couple of questions though about running it. First, in ppp.conf.sample there is mention of both "allow user x" and "allow users". I'm not sure if I understand the difference between the two. It says you should put "allow user x" in your default section which will allow that user to use ppp. Now, am I correct in assuming that even this line still doesn't allow the user to execute "ppp -auto demand" to start the auto daemon? Will I always need to su and run this command after, say, a reboot to start ppp in auto mode? Second, how can you check the connection speed in auto mode? In fact, how can you check if you're actually connected? I understand that you could fire up a browser, ping something, etc., but this would connect if you weren't already. I have two machines each with a modem on the same line so I'm just wondering how I can make sure one machine isn't connected if I want to connect on the other. (Look at the lights dummy!) Lastly, can you disconnect without killing the ppp -auto process or by simply letting the connection timout? Thanks, Zach Thompson To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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