> Probably wan't to make sure you've got an address. Here's one variant.
>
> $ /sbin/ifconfig ppp0 | grep 'inet addr:' | sed 's=.*inet
> addr\:\([0-9]\{1,3\}\.[0-9]\{1,3\}\.[0-9]\{1,3\}\.[0-9]\{1,3\}\).*=\1='
>
> That's all one line. It shouldn't return anything if you don't have an
> inet addr for ppp0. Otherwise, it'll return the address.
#!/bin/sh
if [ -e /var/run/ppp0.pid ] ; then
echo "Your PPP connection is up."
else
echo "Your PPP connection is down."
fi
HTH.
-jg
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Jeremy L. Gaddis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
