I have a DSL connected server running with openSUSE 13.1. This server has an on-demand DSL connection which should be "always on" because I use the server from outside (using Dyndns). In /etc/sysconfig/network/providers/provider0 there is ASKPASSWORD='no' AUTODNS='yes' DEMAND='yes' DSLSUPPORTED='yes' IDLETIME='1500' ISDNSUPPORTED='no' MODEMSUPPORTED='no' MODIFYDNS='no' PASSWORD='secret' PHONE='' PROVIDER='A Provider' USERNAME='username' DEFAULTROUTE='yes' IPADDR='' MODIFYIP='yes' REMOTE_IPADDR='' AUTO_RECONNECT='yes' My problem is, that I need a nearly useless service ('ping' or 'fetchmail' for instance) which starts network requests regularly so that the DSL connection starts and stays alive. Is there a recommended way to start DSL without any network request, so that it's nearly always on? In openSUSE documentation I only found two alternatives: always-on and manually. Both are not ideal. (I know, that the provider breaks the connection every 24 hours. The router should reconnect then.) Greetings, Björn -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org