another advantage of diald is the ability to stay up for different times
bsed on the type of traffic.
i.e for an outbound SMTP connection disconnect after 1 min idle, after a
HTTP connection stay up for 10 min.
David Lang
On Wed, 25 Aug 1999, Jim Hague wrote:
> > I am looking to implement demand dialing on my RH 6.0 system. Is diald the
> > only way to go? Does the pppd support demand dialing as well? I don't need
> > any of the sophisticated "costing" features of diald. All I really need is
> > an easy to automatically connect and disconnect to my ISP based on demand
> > from other machines on my local internal network. Is diald the best choice
> > for me?
>
> You're right, the latest versions of pppd have inbuilt demand dialling. If it
> meets your requirements, you may find it less hassle to set up.
>
> The question is whether it does indeed meet your requirements. I've not used it
> - I've only used diald - but briefly I believe that diald is still unique in
> being able to determine what kind of traffic brings the link up. If you've got
> an internal network, and there are Windows machines on that network, you may
> well find they generate regular NetBIOS packets that they try to route onto the
> 'net. Diald can block these out; AIUI pppd can't and so you'll find your line
> coming up every couple of minutes.
>
> This may or may not be an issue for you. If your IP connection attracts time
> charges either from the telco or the ISP, it will be an issue for you.
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