| > Also worth remembering is that ppp has an "on demand" mode. You have
| > ppp in this mode at boot and it doesn't start the modem, just sets
| > routes. When you try to send data over the link it starts the modem.
| > Which means you can pretend it's up and let ppp do the dial-out bit
| > itself.
|
| Thanks, Cameron, I was not aware of this. Sure makes things simple.
In principle, anyway.
Note that a stay packet can bring up the link, resulting in undesired phone
calls. That may seem unlikely until you realise that a DNS lookup will do this.
It may be prudent to have the modem itself physically off at certain times.
It all depends on your circumstances of course...
Cheers,
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