Re: How to run a script when disconnecting a dialup connection

Tongue in cheek reply ;0). It sounds like he's after a means to predict when the modem drops the line. Anyway if you find one email it to me and ill customise it to show me the upcoming lottery results grin cheers Sorry about the wasted bandwidth , just couldnt resist. John Hasler wrote:

How to run a script when disconnecting a dialup connection

I know that ip-up and ip-down are run by pppd when the link is brought up or down respectively. However, ip-down is run AFTER the link is brought down. What I'd like to do is run a script or two BEFORE the link actually goes down. Using Debian 2.0. Any hints? Thanks, Chris

Re: How to run a script when disconnecting a dialup connection

-Chris R. Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] I know that ip-up and ip-down are run by pppd when the link is brought up or down respectively. However, ip-down is run AFTER the link is brought down. What I'd like to do is run a script or two BEFORE the link actually goes down. Make a script that does

Re: How to run a script when disconnecting a dialup connection

Ole J. Tetlie writes: Make a script that does what you want, and then takes down the links. That won't help when the link goes down for reasons other than having been poffed. -- John HaslerThis posting is in the public domain. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Do with it what