On Mon, 21 Dec 1998, Harry Brown wrote:
> Iv'e install slackware 3.5 kernal 2.0.34. external motorola TA with static
> ip connection.
> Using minicom and exiting witout resetting, then issusing the command:
>
> pppd -d -detach /dev/ttyS1 115200 &
>
> I can connect to my isp and ping whomever. However, When I exec pppd from
> the command line using script files (pppscript, options, chap-secrets),
>...
> The problem is that after the above message is displayed, the system does
> not return the prompt, I must issue an ctrl-c to get the system prompt
> back, where upon I lose the ppp connection.
> The command I use is :
>
> pppd /dev/ttyS1 115200 connect 'chat -v -f /etc/ppp/pppscript'
>
> ...
> contents of /etc/ppp/options
> -detach
> Any help,suggestions, direction is appricated.
If you are in a terminal session in Linux (i.e. the client) you want
to detach. If you are serving, you want nodetach (-detach).
The first of your requests probably worked because of the "&" which
forced a detach notwithstanding that you tried to prevent it with
the option.
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