Xref: utzoo comp.protocols.tcp-ip:13757 comp.unix.aux:3227 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!uunet!mcsun!cernvax!chx400!hslrswi!aut!dhuber From: dhuber@aut.autelca.ascom.ch (Daniel Huber) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip,comp.unix.aux Subject: Re: How do you use Dial-up SLIP? Message-ID: <1113@aut.autelca.ascom.ch> Date: 13 Nov 90 16:32:32 GMT References: Followup-To: comp.protocols.tcp-ip Organization: Ascom Autelca AG, CH-3073 Guemligen Switzerland Lines: 17 zeeff@b-tech.ann-arbor.mi.us (Jon Zeeff) writes: >All you need is a little program to detect the need for an outgoing >connection, dial up and establish the connection, and then drop it >when there is not traffic for some period. It's not hard (I've done >it). If I "ping" the machine on the other side of the outgoing connection (connection not yet established), does this work too? -- Daniel Huber Tel. +41 31 52 96 64 Ascom Autelca Fax. +41 31 52 53 01 CH-3073 Guemligen email: dhuber@autelca.ascom.ch Switzerland uucp: uunet!mcsun!chx400!hslrswi!aut!dhuber