Subject: Re: ppp howto missing from wesite
To: Mark Milligan <milligan@realtime.bc.ca>
From: Frederick Bruckman <fredb@immanent.net>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 10/17/2001 13:10:13
On Wed, 17 Oct 2001, Mark Milligan wrote:

> I want to configure a netbsd system to dial out and make a ppp connection on
> demand (activity)  I will be having a process sending an alarm via email and
> want the system to connect  automaticaly and deliver the mail.
>
> any help or suggestions or even config examples wouls be apreciated.

Once you have "pppd" able to dial out immediately, just add the "demand"
and "idle nn" options to that peers options file. Like so:

demand
idle 1320               # 22 minutes