[techtalk] wvdial problem

[moebius at ip-solutions.net]

Hey X,
  My suggestion would be to start by turning on the debug command for ppp.
It will log you ppp connection to the kernel messages (usu.
/var/log/messages) and try to recreate being disconnected. If that gives
you nothing to go on then it's probably your isp that disconnects you
after a certain bit of idle time. The easiest way to defeat that is to use
a script to ping a host every x minutes to keep the link alive. It's
pretty easy to write, if you want a sophisticated one check
freashmeat.net. I know that people have submitted really cool ones.
HTH,

Harry Hoffman
Manager - Information Technology
Restaurants Unlimited Inc.
206.634.3082 x. 270

On Sat, 3 Jun 2000, Cat Pooka wrote:

> So, I'm new to the Linux groove, but I'm enjoying learning.  For those curious, I worked with one of the free distributions off the net (I don't remember which, my bad) until I saw a SuSe box for $30 with all the software I could ever need.  (Including MySQL and the WordStar apps which claim to be completely compatible with the MS Office suite, which is good if I ever want to work from home.) 
> 
> Here's a question.  I'm using the wvdial function to connect, but if I'm browsing and stop for more than 10 minutes on a single site (like when reading longish linuxchix posts about gun control) I am automatically disconnected.  Is there an easy way to either a) disable the auto disconnect feature or b)extend that to a more reasonable time constraint (20-30 minutes would be fine).  
> 
> It's not a big deal when reading information, but I'm planning on looking for a new job 
> <shameless plug>
> in the New Brunswick, NJ area as a tech writer
> </shamless plug>
> and am concerned that I'll spend twenty minutes filling out an on-line job form, only to have it malfunction when I try to post it because the connection was disconnected.  
> 
> Any help would be great.
> 
> -Xatharina
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