[plug] Keep losing my route to ISP

[Kai]

Phil,

What's stopping you from getting SSh to run?

/Kai

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Steege" <psteege at tpg.com.au>
To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 11:54 PM
Subject: Re: [plug] Keep losing my route to ISP


> Kai,
>
> Thanks for the tips and the links.
> I will try that as soon as I figure out how to remotely login to my
> server/gateway/firewall.  I haven't been able to get ssh working just yet,
> and I don't want to enable rlogin or telnet on my firewall machine.
> Another work in progress, but hey, that is what the fun of Linux is all
about.
>
> Phil
>
> On Saturday 16 June 2001 02:02 am, Kai wrote:
> > Hi Phil,
> >
> > So, the machine you're using to dial-up isn't the machine you're using
> > as a workstation? why not use this in command line on the server:
> > /sbin/if-up ppp0 &
> > to activate your internet connection remotely ? sure it require you su
> > to root for 30 seconds to run the command but it also ensures nothing's
> > going to accidentally auto dial.
> >
> > You can also use programs like DialD (howto is here:
> > http://www.linux.org.au/LDP/HOWTO/Diald-HOWTO.html) to dial at specific
> > times during the day if you have a semi-permanent connection and re-dial
> > after ## minutes after being d/c.
> >
> > This howto: http://www.linux.org.au/LDP/HOWTO/ISP-Hookup-HOWTO.html
> > gives an example of how to automated the dialling procedure for Linux.
>
>
>