Re: Best Solution for PPP?

[Shao Zhang <shao@linuxfreak.com>]

Todd Suess [tsuess@inspace.net] wrote:
> Greetings PPL,
> I am running a development server in my home that is connected
> via ppp to the net.  What is the best program to use to automatically
> reconnect me if the connection is dropped?  I checked out pon, wvdial
> ,diald, etc, but was curious what others are using for this, and the best
> way to go about it.  Any info would be much appreciated.

	I am using pon which is really just a script calling pppd and
	chat.

	You can modify your /etc/ppp/peers/provider and add a line
	persist. Then pppd should automatically reconnect for you.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Todd
> 
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