--- Brian May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>>> "Dave" == Dave Sherohman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Dave> I'm pretty sure that diald will do this. Send it a 'force' > Dave> command and it will retry failed/dropped connections with > Dave> options for starting and maximum interval between retries. > > diald seemed to be an overkill for this application. I downloaded it > and had a quick look (I didn't see the bit on intervals, so perhaps I > was too quick), and saw that it required slip support to be compiled > in the kernel. While I could compile SLIP support into the kernel, I > doubt SLIP support is required in order to do what I want... > > I think diald is aimed at dial-on-demand, where my connection is > permenant (or meant to be).
Have you looked at pppd's options, especially 'persistent' and the likes? Michel ===== "Software is like sex; it's better when it's free" -- Linus Torvalds "If you continue running Windows, your system may become unstable." -- Windows 95 BSOD __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
