On Apr 10, 1999, Jerry Lynn Kreps wrote:
> 
...
> don't consider yourself idling.  ISP's that "overbook their modem ports
> use their watchdog alot.  I recall reading about a setting somewhere
> that causes your pppd to send out a ping every so often, just to keep
> the dogs away, but I can't recall where it is at right now.  Maybe
> another reader remembers.

Put:
    lcp-echo-failure 5
    lcp-echo-interval 2
in your /etc/ppp/options file.

For more info on these options, 'man ppp'.

Howard Arons
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