* Penguin ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [Jan 02. 2002 18:25]: > How do I bring a dialup PPP link with a shell? It's > `ifup <iface-name>' or something? Is that all?
I use pon after I've configured ppp with pppconfig. man pppconfig pon > How do I tell when the link is down if I have a shell > script for example downloading the latest Debian dist? > Can I poll/interrogate something which will tell me? I check for the presence of LCK..ttyS1 in /var/lock If it's not there, I'm not connected. My modem is on ttyS1, yours might be different. > Cheers > James Happy trails. -- Brian Clark | Avoiding the general public since 1805! Fingerprint: 07CE FA37 8DF6 A109 8119 076B B5A2 E5FB E4D0 C7C8 Sinners can repent, but stupid is forever.
