Re: PPP problems

2006-10-16 Thread Joe
If you connection is just hanging up, try adding "-ddial" when you start ppp. I've had similar problems with PPPoE sessions. * If the pppoe session with SBC gets "funky", I have to restart pppoe and power cycle my SpeedStream 5100b ADSL modem. * If the modem gets power cycled, pppoe won't reco

Re: PPP problems

2006-10-16 Thread Martin Schröder
2006/10/16, Monah Baki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: I'm running PPP on OpenBSD 3.9, machine runs great for 3-4 weeks and then disconnects then I have to restart PPP for it to work. Is this normal, is there a way to keep it up indefinitely? If it just disconnects, see ppp(8). -ddial works. Best Marti

Re: PPP problems

2006-10-16 Thread Stuart Henderson
On 2006/10/16 15:55, Andreas Maus wrote: > >You can place the call in the /etc/inittab thank $DEITY this is not a sysv-alike, so no you can't (-:

Re: PPP problems

2006-10-16 Thread Andreas Maus
Hi. On 10/16/06, Monah Baki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi All, I'm running PPP on OpenBSD 3.9, machine runs great for 3-4 weeks and then disconnects then I have to restart PPP for it to work. Is this normal, is I think thats normal. My PPPoE connection will be terminated every 24 hours by my I

Re: PPP problems

2006-10-16 Thread Stuart Henderson
On 2006/10/16 08:31, Monah Baki wrote: > I'm running PPP on OpenBSD 3.9, machine runs great for 3-4 weeks and then > disconnects then I have to restart PPP for it to work. Is this normal, is > there a way to keep it up indefinitely? OS architecture? Your own kernel or GENERIC? (including a dmesg a

Re: PPP problems

2006-10-16 Thread Andreas Maus
HI. You can place the call in the /etc/inittab or use e.g. daemontools ( http://cr.yp.to/daemontools.html ) to restart it automagically. By the way you have to keep the dialin command in the foreground. Andreas. -- Hobbes : Shouldn't we read the instructions? Calvin : Do I look like a sissy?

PPP problems

2006-10-16 Thread Monah Baki
Hi All, I'm running PPP on OpenBSD 3.9, machine runs great for 3-4 weeks and then disconnects then I have to restart PPP for it to work. Is this normal, is there a way to keep it up indefinitely? Thanks BSD Networking, Microsoft Notworking