Mark Ryan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> My problem is keeping my computer online all the time. Diald comes
> totally configured toward "demand dialing", and doesn't really explain how
> to do the simplest task of all - keep the link up, NO MATTER WHAT. My ISP
> disconnects me every 4 hours, so I need diald to do is detect when I'm
> down, and reconnect. I suppose I have to edit the filter, but I don't
> know what to put in.
You send the command "force" to diald via the command fifo. In fact
you do not even need diald in order to do this, you can use the
"persist" option to pppd
> Secondly, how can I make a user other than root able to use diald and
> dctrl? Thanks!
Other users cannot run diald. As it is designed for dial-on-demand, it
is normally started automatically at system boot time. "Ordinary"
users can trigger the connection by requesting IP packets be sent.
To enable users other than root to use dctrl, create a permanent fifo
(rather than letting diald create a temporary one every time it runs)
and give group read permissions to the group of users who you wish to
be able to use dctrl.
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