Re: [q]Does PPPD have to run in the foreground?

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From: Bill Powers
Date: Tue, 30 May 1995 00:00

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Craig Hoskin (choskin@uniwa.uwa.edu.au) wrote:
: In trying to make sure the modem is still connected to an upline host, does 
: PPPD have to run in the foreground?
: ie.  If carrier is lost will PPPD exit gracefully or will it just sit there?

: Thanks in advance

It runs in the background.  If you specify the keyword 'modem' then pppd will
recognize the line drop and hangup gracefully.

wep

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Date: 1995/05/30
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