I have a script which auto-redials if it can't find a ppp0 connection in
ifconfig. (checks every 2 mins)
Whenever it dials into my isp I get it to write into a seperate log file
(ie just echo the date & dial attempt to the file). Then if I want to see
when I last dialed in I just tail the file. (which happens to say the 17th
of December atm).
But this just happens to suit my needs. The lock file suggestion would
probably be best for you (Although this really does provide a nice concise
list of dial attemps which you can check against your telco's phone bill)
Paul
At 07:15 PM 6/01/01 +1100, Dave Kempe wrote:
>If you are using a modem on a tty ls -al /var/lock will tell you when the
>last lock file was created, which is the date and time you probably last
>dialed.
>
>dave
>
>On Sunday 07 January 2001 06:09, Peter Vogel wrote:
> > How do I find out how long my ppp connection has been up? (or when was
> > the last dialin) without looking backwards through the messages file?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Peter
>
>
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