Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] as well as the List. The script below is user to establish dial-in.
#!/bin/sh # connect to IP through Lucent WinModem echo " " echo Inserting Winmodem Lucent Tech ltmodem.o driver /sbin/insmod -f ltmodem pon $1 tail -f /var/log/syslog -------------------------- The syslog report confirming the login is, for example: Jul 20 11:56:44 koala pppd[526]: local IP address 207.172.166.1 Jul 20 11:56:44 koala pppd[526]: remote IP address 10.65.101.11 Jul 20 11:56:44 koala pppd[526]: Script /etc/ppp/ip-up started (pid 531) Jul 20 11:56:44 koala pppd[526]: rcvd [CCP ConfRej id=0x2] Jul 20 11:56:45 koala pppd[526]: Script /etc/ppp/ip-up finished (pid 531), status = 0x0 The question is, how could Script /etc/ppp/ip-up finished (pid 531), status = 0x0 be used to automatically terminate tail -f /var/log/syslog reporting to console. MarvS