Mark L. Kahnt writes: > If you have free local calling and unlimited access with your > ISP/upstream, diald can be wonderful - essentially on-demand dialup when > you are accessing the Internet, and governed disconnection when you are > idle for a sysadmin-defined stretch.
You don't need diald for that. Just configure pppd for demand dialing and idle timeout. You can do so with pppconfig or by editing /etc/ppp/options. > ...both wvdial and pon/poff require the user to have access to the modem, > iirc,... No. Pon/poff requires only that the user be in the dip group (You can put her there with pppconfig or with adduser). > Could someone update me about whether pon/poff will drop the connection > when the calling user logs out? The connection will stay up. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, Wisconsin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
