Haim,
Why does your connection die in the first place? Mine never does.
Maybe your ISP limits your idle time? try running something like xntp with
frequent updates, so it will keep the connection up?
Dani
On Sun, 4 Feb 2001, Haim Gelfenbeyn wrote:
> Hello,
> I'm trying to make my Linux box re-dial automatically if ADSL
> connection dies. I often need to access my home computer from work, so
> manual dialing is not an option.
>
> The problem is, I don't know what happens on the Linux side if
> connection dies... My first try is to create /etc/ppp/ip-down.local
> with these lines:
>
> killall pptp
> # give pptp time to exit cleanly
> sleep 10
> # remove this file or pptp won't start
> rm -f /var/run/pptp/10.0.0.138
> # re-start pptp
> /usr/local/sbin/pptp 10.0.0.138 <other pptp options omitted>
>
> /etc/ppp/ip-up.local will update dynamic DNS so I will be able to find
> my computer from the outside.
>
> If anybody already solved this problem, please share you solution. I
> know that mine is not perfect...
>
> Thanks,
> Haim Gelfenbeyn.
>
>
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