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SubjectRe: [: pppd 2.3.10 + linux 2.3.18ac10 bug?]
On Wed, Oct 13, 1999 at 12:16:09PM +1000, Paul Mackerras wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Oct 1999, CaT wrote:
>
> > I've noticed something recently with pppd. When it gets disconnected, the
> > modem registers and ther lights say 'i'm hung up' but ppd just hangs in
> > there, doing nothing. seemngly indefinately. I have to ^C it so that it
> > dies and a new one is started up. This isn't the best situation in the
> > world when the system is left alone and i'm elsewhere. :)
>
> This is a bug in pppd. I'll fix it shortly, honest. :-) Pppd should be

8)

> reading from the channel as well as /dev/ppp, and if it did that, it would
> get the EOF indication from the channel and that would tell it that the
> modem has hung up.

Rockin. :) Many thanks for the reply. I look forward to the next
version. :)

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CaT (cat@zip.com.au) URL: http://www.zip.com.au/dev/null

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-- Worf, DS9, Season 5: 'Let He Who Is Without Sin...'

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