In /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifdown-ppp, there is a 'sleep 2'
command between the two kill commands that are required to kill
ppp-watch.  I had the same problem until I commented out that line and
now it works fine.  Try it and see if it helps for you.

Regards,
Jim

Buchan Milne wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I am setting up a masquerading dialup server for windows clients with
> masqserver. The major problem is that "ifdown ppp0" leaves an instance
> of ppp-watch running that was not running before "ifup ppp0". This
> causes the modem to dial out at VERY regular intervals when the
> interface is supposed to be down. I have tried adding an ifdown-local
> script with a bit of checking and a "killall ppp-watch" (which works
> from the command-line), but this does not kill ppp-watch.
> 
> I am going out to the remote site in 13 hours, and would like to have
> the whole setup working by then (this is the only obstacle to me
> installing the whole network, including print-servers, mail servers,
> automatic retreival of mail with fetchmail etc).
> 
> This appears to be a bug in the scripts, but I am prepared to do
> anything (within the time-limits) to get it to work.
> 
> Regards,
> Buchan
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