Re: [expert] Dial on demand

[Eugene C. Zesch]

Richard Bonebrake wrote:
> 
> It seems to me that I read something the other day about a module or
> something to setup dial on demand for a ppp firewall/router. Is there
> such a thing or am I just dreaming?

Yes, you can put a demand option in /etc/ppp/options,
along with an    idle  xxx  option to kill the connection after xxx
seconds of inactivity. Works like a charm. See man ppp or
http://www.nic.com/~cannon/Linux/#dod
 
Gene