aha! now I did the connection between this and why I one of the repliers (thank you all!) stressed about being careful not to disconnect when not necessary.
But I'm connected via actcom and have a permanent IP address so this is much less critical for me. Cheers, --Amos > -----Original Message----- > From: mnna4 > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2003 11:55 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: pppd persist? > > > I'm not sure if it's relevant, but in the last 10 days, my IP keeps > changing. I'm using an update client for dyndns and from it's > logfile I see that the address changes 2-3 times a day while > it used to be > stable for weeks. > My modem is Alcatel (pro) with autodial. (Obviously using > it's own routing > s/w). > It doesn't affect my internet usage. Just letting you know. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ilya Konstantinov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 11:07 PM > Subject: Re: pppd persist? > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > >Hi, > > > > > >I keep seeing people talk about pinging the other side of their > > >ADSL line in order to discover whether it's still up and re-run > > >pppd if ping fails. > > > > > >Have anyone of them tried pppd's "persist" option and decided that > > >it's not good enough? > > > > > Except for cases when pppd crashes (which I didn't see happening > > lately), it looks like a fine idea. Just make sure it's not 'pptp' > > running 'pppd' - but instead 'pppd' running 'pptp' (via > pppd's "pty" > > option - see "pptp --help" for an example). > > (Ignore this if you're using a PPP over Ethernet configuration.) > > > > > > > > ================================================================= > > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > ---------- Your email is protected by Mailshell ---------- > As you requested, this email was forwarded to you by Mailshell. > Mailshell will forward your replies to this email and keep your > private email address safe. > > To unsubscribe safely and easily using Mailshell or to stop > forwarding: > http://www.mailshell.com/control.html?a=blshp8bbumg87yq1j9157q v2pz6_58z35eg0 Wouldn't you rather have amos.shapira.com as your personal domain? http://rd.mailshell.com/ad465 Earn up to $3 for each of your friends who signs up with Mailshell! http://rd.mailshell.com/sp5 ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
