Re: [SLUG] PPP / ppp-watch

[Andy Eager <eagera@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

For anyone using RedHat 7.1 and pppd / ppp-watch:

 I answered my own question (below) after finally discovering RH 
changed (broke) the way their own ppp-watch module was working.

It seems that ppp-watch won't restart a ppp link if power is removed 
from the modem and then reapplied (external modems only of course..)


Andy Eager wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I just recently upgraded to RH7.1 and noticed my old favourite way of 
> starting / stopping my modem doesn't work any more. 

... snip modem switch used to start and stop ppp ...  (The ultimate 
firewall!!)

> Presumably ppp-watch was responsible for doing this ??
>
> Anyone know why it doesn't happen in RH7.1 ?
> ( I notice ppp-watch is still there but it doesn't wake the modem up 
> when its powered up)