On Thu, 13 Nov 2003, Payal Rathod wrote: > Hi, > I always use wvdial to connect to net, but in a particular case I need > it to be automated. e.g. I want to connect to net every 2 hours, is > there anyway I can do it with wvdial. I know I can call wvdial with a > cronjob every 2 hours but I don't know how to disconnect from it. > Do is chat script a better way. I was hoping on wvdial more.
Use the "idle seconds" option in the wvdial.conf file. see "man wvdial.conf" You may also want to use a combination of daemontools, uschedule and pppd. But that would not be worth the trouble. -- Animesh -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Animesh Bansriyar, CTO | NeoLinux Solutions, Ranchi. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.neolinuxsolutions.com 9835121607, +91.3112497, +91.3122401 | Driving Technology Through Linux -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Linux Intranet/Internet Solutions and Services, Custom Application Development ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: ApacheCon 2003, 16-19 November in Las Vegas. Learn firsthand the latest developments in Apache, PHP, Perl, XML, Java, MySQL, WebDAV, and more! http://www.apachecon.com/ _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
