On Fri, 28 Aug 1998, Stefan Frank wrote:
> Hi,
>
> i'm looking for a way to check within a shell script wheter a PPP connection
> is already up or not. To check for a /var/run/ppp0.pid file did not help, as
> this file is already created when the modem is still dialing my ISP's
> number.
>
I create a file using the /etc/ppp/ip-up script (or, lately, a script in
/etc/ppp/ip-up.d/ directory - just installed debian). This script is
called _after_ the link comes up. I also put my IP number there, so I can
get it from anywhere I want. This file is then used in a script that i run
from cron to fetch mail every x minutes, but _only_ when the link is up.
If someone want's a file from me, I just tell him to
ftp `cat /tmp/IP`/pub/ :-]
Oh, I also delete the file when the link goes down.(/etc/ppp/ip-down)
If you want more information just send me a message.
bye,
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