From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 25 21:46:26 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 085C416A4D0 for ; Fri, 25 Feb 2005 21:46:26 +0000 (GMT) Received: from newalpha.avalonworks.net (newalpha.avalonworks.net [216.58.97.38]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 97AD843D2D for ; Fri, 25 Feb 2005 21:46:25 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from hindrich@worldchat.com) Received: from Brantford-ppp108132.sympatico.ca (Brantford-ppp108132.sympatico.ca [216.209.108.79])j1PLkMPF056046; Fri, 25 Feb 2005 16:46:22 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from hindrich@worldchat.com) From: Peterhin To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 16:47:08 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.5.3 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200502251647.08537.hindrich@worldchat.com> X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.82/723/Thu Feb 24 06:54:24 2005 on newalpha.avalonworks.net X-Virus-Status: Clean Subject: PPP Connection. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 21:46:26 -0000 OK here is what I get when I 'ps ax | grep ppp' '202 ?? ls 0:00.04 /usr/sbin/ppp -quiet -auto -nat papchap' FYI. the modem does disconnect after the '300sec'. and I can re-dial to get the connection again, so that all works fine. Also I think what is happening is that on boot-up once it gets to 'looking for host time.nrc.ca and service NTP' the modem starts, so that explains why it starts at boot-up, it needs to satisfy that call. Part of this steeeep learning curve for a newbie like me is also learning the logic behind the sequencing of different activities. Now having said that, a further question, and I have read the man pages, handbook, and sundry other books, is I can't seem to understand how I can setup 'ppp' to dial out manually. (ie. only when I want it to, as I have another computer that shares the one phone line that I have avail. for this purpose). If you could shed some light on this function I would be very appreciative. As for your suggestion: 'I used to kill ppp using a "hangup" python script:' At this stage that is over my head. Peter "Civil Liberties are at the whim of those in power"