John Hasler wrote: > Robert V. MacQuarrie writes: > > Put this is /usr/local/bin and call it ispon It isnt anything > > fancy but it should work for you until ppp's maintainer, Philip Hands, has > > time to maybe add a check into ppp itself. when run it'll simply tell you > > if pppd is or isn't running. > > pppd already locks the serial port. > -- > John Hasler > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) > Dancing Horse Hill > Elmwood, WI
But isn't this the case only if the provider (or whatever) file directly references the serial port rather than a symlink like /dev/modem?