David Purton writes: > perhaps, how can I tell and or fix? "alarm" means that chat is timing out. The default timeout can be changed with chat's '-t' option: man chat.
You could also just call pppd with the 'persist' option (pppconfig can set this up). 'Persist' wonn't bring the connection back up if you terminate it. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI