* Christof Hurschler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003-10-01 04:41]: > I set the ppp option "demand" which like you said connects when I try > to access the network. It terminates the connection after 60 seconds > of no traffic. It takes maybe 20 seconds to connect (I haven't > actually timed it), which isn't exactly instantaneous, but much faster > than my old modem!
That's no kidding. I haven't used dial-up for years, and was very glad to get away from that! BTW - have you checked the man page/help files for pppd for examples on how to manually have pppd call out? The docs should be located in '/usr/share/doc/ppp'. Regards, -- dave [ please don't CC me ] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]