Tom,
I recommend you modify the standard.filter file, which states the
timeout rules for packets.
The file is more or less self-explanatory, depending on your
knowledge of tcp/ip. As a newcomer, I found I was able to figure
out what was going on after just a little tinkering with the file. It
allows quite a bit of control.
Or as a complete bypass of the standard.filter file, you could add
something like this to your diald.conf file:
accept tcp 60 any
accept udp 60 any
accept any 60 any
This will give you 60 seconds of (idle) connect time each time
before diald disconnects. Each time it sees a packet, the timer will
reset and you'll get another 60 seconds. The standard.filter file
allows you to better control than the above blanket rules.
Good luck.
Bill
> >From the man pages it would seem that the 'keepalive' option should be used
> to disconnect an idle connection. However, my diald doesn't recognise the
> option and complains when I put it into diald.conf.
>
> I am running diald 0.16-5 on redhat 5.2, kernel 2.0.36. I have slip with
> linefill and keepalive enabled, and ppp compiled into the kernel. What is
> the mistake I am making? None of the other timeout options appear to relate
> to an idle connection.
>
> Thanks for your time,
> Tom.
>
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