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Re: How/why always on-line?

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In comp.protocols.ppp Avoid9Pdf@gmail.com wrote:
> I'm using the same 10yr-old ppp-script as for my dial-up modem
> on this wireless-modem [by: ln -s /dev/ttyUSB0 /dev/modem]
> 
> And it used to <cut off ppp> when I disconnected the USB to the
> wireless-modem; as I wanted.
> 
> Something happened [when I had a crash and changes to my old
> distro].  Now ppp won't die; nor by `kill -9 <ppp-pid>`.
> 
> And pppd won't reconnect without a re-boot.
> 
> Apparently pppd wants to be able to REpeatedly go on-line 
> automatically once it's started. 
> 
> How can I get the previous/old control, that ppd went off-line
> when I disconnected, but was able to go back on-line when
> I re-connected and called the script?
	... try add "nopersist" to your config.  Regards
								Adam Przybyla

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How/why always on-line? Avoid9Pdf@gmail.com - 2012-07-16 23:26 +0000
  Re: How/why always on-line? Adam Przybyla <adam@rybnik.pl> - 2012-07-17 05:40 +0000
    Re: How/why always on-line? Avoid9Pdf@gmail.com - 2012-07-19 12:15 +0000

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