[EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > How do I get pppd to block totally when this happens. Ideally this > should stop pppd from dialing at all till someone manually restarts > it.
Use diald to maintain the link, and set dial-fail-limit: DIALD(8) DIALD(8) dial-fail-limit Sets the maximum number of consecutive failed connection attempts diald will allow. If this limit is exceeded diald will block further connec tions until an "unblock" command is issued on the command FIFO. If this is set to 0 diald will not enforce any limit. The default value is 0. When this condition occurs diald will issue the follow ing message to the system logs: "Too many dialing failures in a row. Blocking con nection." This command is intended for use at sites that need to avoid the possibility of diald attempting a large number of long distance phone calls to a machine that is not operating correctly. Once diald blocks the connection an operator can investigate the cause, correct the problem, and then issue the "unblock" command to allow diald to continue. Cheers, Phil. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]