mpd handles all ngX interfaces. these are pptp and pppoe as well. pptp is getting restarted by that as a sideeffect too thus the pptp in the command.
Holger > -----Original Message----- > From: thomas peter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 1:34 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [pfSense Support] redial pppoe by cron > > > hi gertjan, > > >> * <reconnecthour> * * * root killall mpd && > >> /usr/local/sbin/mpd -b -d /var/etc -p /var/run/mpd.pid pptp > > > The disconnection just works just great (normal : this is a sledge > > hammer approach) - however, this will not re-connect by itself ! > > (Maybe I didn't wait long enough.....) > > did you see that holger starts a PPTP connection in his mail? > if you need to redial pppoe, you should use this. (obviously) ;) > > if you have a ssh-session available to the router you should > see the mpd > with the full partameters in 'ps auxww | grep mpd' > a interactive test on the shell worked verry well the first time, but > the second forced reconnect after 2 minutes made me starting mpd again > to start the pppoe connection. > i'll check if this works well with cron. > > thanx holger! > > cheers, > thomas > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ____________ Virus checked by G DATA AntiVirusKit --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
