might be the "lock", I do not use a lock on either configuration but I don't
think so.
if you want to have demand dialing going on any time the linux box is running
just add the ifup ppp0 line to the end of your /etc/rc.d/rc.local file with a
good text editor. to get it started from any connected winblo$ box, you can
either telnet or ssh (start> run> telnet ipn.umb.erg.oes.here for instance,
for me I would go telent 192.168.0.1 then I will be in a remote console
window. i could then work just as i would at this computer in a text console
On Sunday 22 July 2001 14:25, Mark Annandale wrote:
> Thank you for the reply
>
> On Sunday 22 July 2001 12:31, you wrote:
> > first off, read "man pppd" without the quotes
> > then you will edit your file "/etc/ppp/options"
> > you should add the "demand" and "idle=xxx" lines to that file
> > the idle =xxx the xxx should represent whatever time out you desire, in
> > seconds. (in other words all this also requires that you be able to
> > connect with the command "ifup ppp0" that will mean your scripts for
> > connection and login are "ok"
>
> This I understand and have done. However as user I cannot execute ifup
> ppp0, I get 'command not found'. As root I got the modem to dial but could
> not kill the process. There also seems to be a conflict between kppp and
> diald(?) since adding the demand and idle lines to /etc/ppp/options. The
> error code is 2 which makes me wonder if there is some confusion over who
> owns the modem. Is it the 'lock' command.
>
> How do you pass a command from the windows machine to execute ifup ppp0 ?
>
> Thanks for your time
