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Re: Using Linux as a SLIP router
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Rob Janssen reading Linux mailingl)
Mon Sep 18 22:11:18 1995
From: linux@pe1chl.ampr.org (Rob Janssen reading Linux mailinglist)
To: frayser@earthlink.net (Louis Frayser)
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 1995 13:37:25 +0200 (MET DST)
Cc: alan@cymru.net, raju@xgroup.ernet.in, linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.91.950917200542.8268A-100000@lucho.frayser.earthlink.net> from "Louis Frayser" at Sep 17, 95 08:11:34 pm
Reply-To: linux-vger@wab-tis.rabobank.nl
According to Louis Frayser:
> > > exit. That's OK for a dial-up connection, but for leased circuits we
> > > need a program which will hang onto the interface regardless. Even
> > > slattach has problems: unless the circuit is up at the time it starts,
> > > setting the line to SLIP mode fails. I could (and will) hack it a bit
> > > so that it just keeps trying to set SLIP mode until it succeeds, but
> > > is there a more elegant solution?
> >
> > Not at the moment. I'd be glad to receive one.
> >
> > Alan
> >
>
> Would diald work here? It will keep trying the line until it can connect.
> Diald can also set a route to the remote end once a connection is made.
Yes, I have used diald (with suitable setup) to keep leased lines running
and it works well.
You can setup the link as dedicated and try to set it up from both ends,
or put a login at one end and try to setup from the other (login/passwd
chat), depending on your requirements.
When the line fails (DCD drops) diald will attempt to bring it up again.
Rob
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