Hello Richard, on/off switch on the modem :) little inconvenient, then again huge phone bills are more so...
-- Best regards, evilbunny mailto:evilbunny@;sydneywireless.com http://www.cacert.org - Free Security Certificates http://www.nodedb.com - Think globally, network locally http://www.sydneywireless.com - Telecommunications Freedom Thursday, November 14, 2002, 8:24:41 AM, you wrote: RL> Hello List RL> I have a Redhat 7.2 box set up as a file server and as an internet/email RL> gateway. I am using the demand option for pppd to make the link dial RL> on demand. I have 3 PC's connected to this box and I am using samba RL> to allow them to have network drives on the Linux box. The dial RL> on demand works fine, when ever one of the PC's fires up it's browser RL> the link comes up. As they only have one POP mail account the PC RL> with Outlook Express also brings the link up no problem when Outlook RL> Express is started. I have a problem with the link coming up quite a RL> few times for no particular reason and this is costing the client a fair RL> bit of money as they must call STD for net access as they are very remote. RL> The only guess I have is that they also use Outlook and a Microsoft RL> Postoffice on one of the PC's for internal email and are not keen to RL> change. Is it possible that when the Outlook clients check the MS Mail RL> that the PPP is starting up, even though it is not being called? I can RL> find no way to determine what is actually bringing the link up. I would RL> appreciate any thoughts on how to determine what is bringing the RL> link up and how to stop it coming up when not required. RL> Regards RL> Richard RL> ____________________________________________________ RL> Richard Luckhurst RL> Manager / Engineer RL> Sound Advice RL> P.O. Box 104 RL> Narrabri NSW 2390 Australia RL> Ph / Fax +61 2 6792 6060
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