Problems with reconnection to broadband connection

[Eberhard Roloff]

Hex Star wrote:
> 
> 
> On 10/7/07, *Jochen Kaechelin* <gissmoh at figgfrosch.de
> <mailto:gissmoh at figgfrosch.de>> wrote:
> 
>     We run several Dapper machines directly connected
>     to a DSL modem. We mostly use QSC or Telekom connections.
> 
>     After 24 hours the provider will cut the connection and pppd
>     will try to establish a new connection. In 95% this will work
>     just fine...but sometimes it fails.
> 
>     So we use a own script which is run by cron every 5 minutes.
>     It checks if "ppp" is in the process list and If not we
>     restart the network and restart the ppp daemon.
> 
>     But in some cases it does not work, too.
> 
>     How do you solve this problem?
> 
> 
> 
> You could get a router which'll deal with this issue itself thus
> preventing your machines from having to manage this.. :)
> 
Furthermore this would isolate your machines from the internet via a
private network.

As I understand it, your are now connecting any machine direcly which
imho is not advisable.

kind regards
Eberhard