Re: PPP-ON script?

[Bruce Smith <bruce@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> <Sigh>  It's me again, people.
> 
> I have been able to successfully connect my 57.6k 
> line driver to my computer (I'm using it now to 
> call into my ISP through minicom).

Great!

> However ,I cannot, for the life of me, get my
> ppp-on-dialer script to execute.
> 
> I'm going through Western Michigan University's
> Merit/Michnet dialin.  It just won't do the
> trick.  
> 
> The ppp-on will fire up the script, but it won't
> tell me where it's failing.  
> 
> The files in /etc/ppp for net connection were
> called 'ip-up' and 'ip-down'.  They didn't match
> anything on the RedHat site.  I'm assuming
> that it's alright to use another filename
> to fire up PPP (i.e., ppp-on, which in turn
> executes ppp-on-dialer).  
> 
> If it helps, I can provide you with my
> ppp-on file (and the ppp-on-dialer).  
> And, of course, I can provide you with
> the Merit/Michnet dialin # in case you don't
> have it.  I'm running Linux Red Hat 5.0
> (at least that's what the CD told me - no manual!)
> 
> Oh - btw - what would the ppp-off script look like?
> My system doesnt' have anything that resembles
> a ppp-off.  The ip-off is very....well...nonsensical!

I used to have a Michnet account and probably still 
have my old config files I used to connect to them.

I don't use scripts to connect.  I start pppd (made SUID) directly 
and it runs chat (with it's own script) to dial and connect.

To terminate the connection I have an alias:
  alias down='kill -INT `cat /var/run/ppp0.pid`'

I can send you my old Michnet config files if you like.  Let me know.

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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