On Mon, 6 Jan 1997, Lawrence Chim wrote: > > I put this in my /etc/ppp/ip-up script: > > > > ping -i 120 $5 > /dev/null 2>&1 & > ^ > | > what is it? not found in man page >
The $5 represents the ip address on the isp side. >From the /etc/ppp/ip-up comments: # Arg Name Example # $1 Interface name ppp0 # $2 The tty ttyS1 # $3 The link speed 38400 # $4 Local IP number 12.34.56.78 # $5 Peer IP number 12.34.56.99 Ioannis Tambouras [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP 768/429EE365, West Palm Beach, Florida -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]