Stephen M Lavelle wrote:
>
> i have a cron job which dials up isp at 8am each morning.
> I need a small script which can check (periodically) if the link is
> still up and if it is not then redial and reconnect.
> Any pointers/examples please?
Run this using cron:
!#/bin/sh
if [ `/sbin/route -n | /bin/grep -c "^0.0.0.0"` = 0 ]; then
/usr/sbin/usernetctl ppp0 up
fi
This assumes there is no default route unless the dialup link is up.
Tony
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