Re: [LUG] ppp dial on demand & timouts

[andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

kev.bailey@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> > > Alternatively buy Anytime and just stay connected.

> > got demon+anytime but only one phone line, so I want it to drop the
> > connection when not in use to let people get through to me.

> i've installed diald and the xtool diald control - you can leave the 
> connection to be forced up or on demand when downloading/on-web etc. but 
> you can also quickly force the link down when not needed,

would that be easy to do remotely (I connect through a second pc), otherwise
I think I'll put a button on my desktop with a script underneath to ssh into
my gateway, and pon/poff, and ditch dial on demand (it sort of defeats the
object if I have to turn dial on demand on/off when I use the internet!!)

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