Here is how I do it - I tweak chat and use its error codes for success reporting.
Please note that this is for a pap login.
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#!/bin/sh
#
# File - /etc/ppp/connect
# Copyright (c) 1999, D.H.McKay
#
[ !FIFO ] && FIFO=/var/run/diald.ctl
ipchains=/sbin/ipchains
iptables=/usr/local/bin/iptables
ipnatctl=/usr/local/bin/ipnatctl
function logit()
{
date +"message %a %b %d %T %Y %Z <${0//*\/}[$$]> $1" > $FIFO
logger -p local2.info -t "${0//*\/}[$$]" "$1"
}
#
# Modem Init string z = reset
# e1 = modem echo
# v1 = long form result codes
# x4 = enable all return codes
# s25 = dial speed
# s95 = connect reporting options (4 = CARRIER XXXX
# and CONNECT XXXX)
M_INIT="+++atze1v1x4s25=255s95=4"
#
# Phone number of provider
#
P_NUMBER="my-ip-phone-number"
# exit code 0 = success, 1 = error
EXITMSG=0
# syslog report string
EXITSTRN=""
#
# Write to system log and fifo
#
#logit "Modem Initialization"
#
# The -S switch prevents chat from logging errors to the syslog
# USE -S ONLY IF THE SCRIPT WORKS
#
#
# OK lets initialize the modem
#
chat -S \
TIMEOUT 5 \
"" $M_INIT \
TIMEOUT 45 \
OK ""
if [ $? != 0 ]; then
logit "Error initializing modem"
exit 1
fi
logit "Dialing $P_NUMBER"
#
# The -S switch prevents chat from logging errors to the syslog
# USE -S ONLY IF THE SCRIPT WORKS
#
# Now lets dial the system
#
# I cheat here as I want a more complex result than chat normaly gives
# ABORT is normally for errors - but it gives an individual return
# code for each string.
#
chat -S \
TIMEOUT 45 \
ABORT "NO CARRIER" \
ABORT BUSY \
ABORT "NO DIALTONE" \
ABORT ERROR \
ABORT "CARRIER 300" \
ABORT "CARRIER 1200/75" \
ABORT "CARRIER 75/1200" \
ABORT "CARRIER 1200" \
ABORT "CARRIER 2400" \
ABORT "CARRIER 4800" \
ABORT "CARRIER 7200" \
ABORT "CARRIER 9600" \
ABORT "CARRIER 12000" \
ABORT "CARRIER 14400" \
ABORT "CARRIER 16800" \
ABORT "CARRIER 19200" \
ABORT "CARRIER 21600" \
ABORT "CARRIER 24000" \
ABORT "CARRIER 26400" \
ABORT "CARRIER 28800" \
ABORT "CARRIER 31200" \
ABORT "CARRIER 33600" \
"" ATDTW"$P_NUMBER" \
CONNECT ""
#
# Lets test the return codes
#
case $? in
0) EXITSTRN="Connected Unknown speed";EXITMSG=0;; #default connect
1) EXITSTRN="Chat Error";EXITMSG=1;; #internal chat error
2) EXITSTRN="Chat Script Error";EXITMSG=1;; #error in script
3) EXITSTRN="Chat Timeout";EXITMSG=1;; #error timed out
4) EXITSTRN="No Carrier";EXITMSG=1;; #no carrier
5) EXITSTRN="Busy";EXITMSG=1;; #phone number busy
6) EXITSTRN="No DialTone";EXITMSG=1;; #nodialtone
7) EXITSTRN="Modem Error";EXITMSG=1;; #general modem error
8) EXITSTRN="Error 300 bps GROAN";EXITMSG=1;; #300 - 12000 bps
9) EXITSTRN="Error 1200tx 75rx bps GRR";EXITMSG=1;;#unacceptable
10) EXITSTRN="Error 75tx 1200rx bps SHEESH";EXITMSG=1;;
11) EXITSTRN="Error 1200 bps HMM";EXITMSG=1;;
12) EXITSTRN="Error 2400 bps HNGG";EXITMSG=1;;
13) EXITSTRN="Error 4800 bps BOY";EXITMSG=1;;
14) EXITSTRN="Error 7200 bps ALMOST";EXITMSG=1;;
15) EXITSTRN="Error 9600 bps NOT QUITE";EXITMSG=1;;
16) EXITSTRN="Error 12000 bps ALMOST BORDERLINE";EXITMSG=1;;
17) EXITSTRN="Connect 14400 bps VERRY SLOW";EXITMSG=0;; #minimum allowed
18) EXITSTRN="Connect 16800 bps BIT SLOW";EXITMSG=0;;
19) EXITSTRN="Connect 19200 bps SLOW";EXITMSG=0;;
20) EXITSTRN="Connect 21600 bps MEDIUM";EXITMSG=0;;
21) EXITSTRN="Connect 24000 bps PASSABLE";EXITMSG=0;;
22) EXITSTRN="Connect 26400 bps A-";EXITMSG=0;;
23) EXITSTRN="Connect 28800 bps A";EXITMSG=0;;
24) EXITSTRN="Connect 31200 bps A+";EXITMSG=0;;
25) EXITSTRN="Connect 33600 bps YAHOO A++";EXITMSG=0;; #best connect speed
*) EXITSTRN="UNKNOWN ERROR $?";EXITMSG=1;; #default unknown error
esac
logit "$EXITSTRN"
#
# return result to calling program (diald)
#
exit $EXITMSG
#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
On Mon, 15 May 2000, W. Scott Hayes wrote:
> >%_How do I determine the connection speed. I would like to query the connection at
>anytime to determine it. But I would settle for logging it some where.
>
> Also is there a web interface to diald. I would like to beable to hit the machines
>webpage that it is running on and check the status.
>
> scott
>
>
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