Hey X,
My suggestion would be to start by turning on the debug command for ppp.
It will log you ppp connection to the kernel messages (usu.
/var/log/messages) and try to recreate being disconnected. If that gives
you nothing to go on then it's probably your isp that disconnects you
after a certain bit of idle time. The easiest way to defeat that is to use
a script to ping a host every x minutes to keep the link alive. It's
pretty easy to write, if you want a sophisticated one check
freashmeat.net. I know that people have submitted really cool ones.
HTH,
Harry Hoffman
Manager - Information Technology
Restaurants Unlimited Inc.
206.634.3082 x. 270
On Sat, 3 Jun 2000, Cat Pooka wrote:
> So, I'm new to the Linux groove, but I'm enjoying learning. For those curious, I
>worked with one of the free distributions off the net (I don't remember which, my
>bad) until I saw a SuSe box for $30 with all the software I could ever need.
>(Including MySQL and the WordStar apps which claim to be completely compatible with
>the MS Office suite, which is good if I ever want to work from home.)
>
> Here's a question. I'm using the wvdial function to connect, but if I'm browsing
>and stop for more than 10 minutes on a single site (like when reading longish
>linuxchix posts about gun control) I am automatically disconnected. Is there an easy
>way to either a) disable the auto disconnect feature or b)extend that to a more
>reasonable time constraint (20-30 minutes would be fine).
>
> It's not a big deal when reading information, but I'm planning on looking for a new
>job
> <shameless plug>
> in the New Brunswick, NJ area as a tech writer
> </shamless plug>
> and am concerned that I'll spend twenty minutes filling out an on-line job form,
>only to have it malfunction when I try to post it because the connection was
>disconnected.
>
> Any help would be great.
>
> -Xatharina
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