Try this! This simple script would do!
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#!/bin/bash
#
PPPSTATUS=$(ifconfig -a|grep ppp0|awk '{ print $1 }')
if [ ${PPPSTATUS} = 'ppp0' ]
then
echo PPP is UP
else
echo PPP is DOWN
fi
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Udayabaskar Nachimuthu
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.
>
> TIA, Stefan
>
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