On Mon, 6 Mar 2000, Nick Zentena wrote:
Greg Thomas wrote:
I just got started with PacBell's ADSL package and am using their Enternet client to connect since they use PPPOE. I was just wondering what option to use so that pppd doesn't disconnect after be idle. I looked at demand, persist, and idle but it appears that idle is the only one that would apply. I see that you can use demand and persist but I'd rather have the connection stay up continually. The only thing I see to do is to set idle to a really long period. Is there a better solution?
Which client are you using? IMHO I think the problems are on the ISP end-( I routinely keep my connection here up 3weeks or so using Jamal's client. Supposedly this current version of the client may be better. I've been using PPPoE since my ISP switched over last year [Oct I think] it's okay. If they could ever get things stable so the connection doesn't drop then it would be virtually equal to a static connection.
I'm using the Enternet client that Pacbell supplies. I was quite happy that they supported Linux. Anyway, with this client it's definitely pppd that shuts down the connection. With Jamal's client do I have to patch and re-compile the kernel? I'm running SuSE 6.3 and 2.2.13. Thanks, Greg -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/