David Douthitt wrote:
>
> I have noticed a number of odd-ball reactions to different combinations of
> diald FIFO commands. Consider the following (assume no connection):
>
> 1. Enter UP, then UP again. Seems like diald then sets about trying to
> bring up TWO identical connections.
>
> 2. Enter UP, then BLOCK. The block command is effectively ignored. BLOCK
> should cancel all up commands and reset the modem to its "blocked" state.
>
> 3. Enter FORCE. Nothing happens. An isolated FORCE command should bring
> up the link.
>
> 4. Enter UP, pause until dialing is under way (or thereabouts), then enter
> DOWN. Nothing happens.
>
> I would recommend the following reactions to different commands:
>
> 1. BLOCK: if the link is up (or in process of coming up) everything is
> cancelled and the link is returned to a DOWN (and BLOCKed) state.
>
> 2. FORCE: if the link is down, the link is brought up and locked.
>
> 3. UP: if the link is up or in process of coming up, ignore the command.
>
> 4. DOWN: if the link is in process of coming up, cancel all appropriate
> processes and return the link to a down state.
>
> What are people's thoughts?
Use dctrl from the diald rpm on contrib.redhat.com
It does these things, and correctly.
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