[wplug] Linux equivalent to FreeBSD's ppp -ddial
Eric C. Cooper
ecc at cmu.edu
Mon May 24 18:05:55 EDT 2004
On Mon, May 24, 2004 at 02:35:37PM -0600, Mark Haney wrote:
> I connect to the internet using a slow modem connection. With FreeBSD
> I upgrade larger software components by connecting to the internet
> with the "ppp -ddial [my provider]" command and then using "make fetch-
> recursive". If I lose my internet connection it automatically redials.
Linux pppd supports the "demand" option for dial-on-demand, which
might do the trick.
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Eric C. Cooper e c c @ c m u . e d u
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