Gregor Maier wrote:
> > Got adsl yesterday and managed the setup. though not using draknet. I
> > tried draknet first but it did not work. Then I ran adsl-setup and added
> > a defaultroute in adsl-start. Now it works like a charm.
> > Problem is, 1&1 (my provider) cuts the link after 15 minutes
> > of inactivity and after 14 hours of continous running.
> >
> > 1. I put up a cronjob which sends 1 ping tom my own domain every 14
> > minutes.
> >
> in addition to this job you could also run this script as cronjob which will
> check if the connection (ppp0 interface) is still up. if not it will reconnect
> and it will also write to a logfile that the connection was down
> I've written this script for a SuSE installation, so maybe you have to change
> some directories...
>
> #!/bin/bash
> #
> # This script checks if the specified (network-) interface is up by
> # examining ifconfigs output. If the connection is down a new
> # connection will be established
> #
>
> # check this interface
> IFACE=ppp0
> # the pid-file of the iface
> PIDFILE=/var/run/$IFACE.pid
> LOGFILE=/var/log/adsl-status.log
>
> # We must be in RL 3 or 5, otherwise the script does nothing
> if [ $(runlevel | awk '{ print $2 }') -gt 2 ]
> then
> if ! /sbin/ifconfig | /usr/bin/grep --silent $IFACE
> then
> datestr=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
> echo $datestr Interface $IFACE is not up. Reconnecting. >> $LOGFILE
> /sbin/init.d/adsl stop >> $LOGFILE
> while [ -e $PIDFILE ]
> do
> sleep 1
> done
> sleep 2
> /sbin/init.d/adsl start >> $LOGFILE
> echo "---" >> $LOGFILE
> fi
> fi
> # END OF FILE
>
> /sbin/init.d/adsl is the script that does the work for connecting/unconnecting.
> On a normal linux installation (everything but SuSE) the directory is
> /etc/init.d
>
> since my ISP uses PPTP and not PPoE for the adsl connection I got some problems
> when the connection died. (pppd stays alife,....). Therefor I shut down the
> connection with adsl stop (which will kill the pppd), wait until pppd has
> terminated and then i reconnect.
>
> Probalby you can just bring up your connection without the need to stop and
> then start the connection.
> So that you can do this:
>
> ...
> if ! /sbin/ifconfig | /usr/bin/grep --silent $IFACE
> then
> datestr=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
> echo $datestr Interface $IFACE is not up. Reconnecting. >> $LOGFILE
> COMMAND TO BRING CONNECTION UP
> echo "---" >> $LOGFILE
> fi
>
> ----------------------------------
> E-Mail: Gregor Maier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 09-Jul-2001
> Time: 13:00:48
> ----------------------------------
Would I be correct in thinking that this script could be modified to also be able
to monitor, and renew connection via a cable connection, by changing the IFACE to
eth0, adn the commands to stop the connection, adn restart to ifdown eth0 and ifup
eth0 ? I have had trouble lately with my isp dropping my connection at work, and
nobody can get any of their mail until I get in.
Darcy
