Subject: Re: PPP DOD Dials Modem in middle of the night.
To: None <rgfischer@mail.hac.com>
From: David Brownlee <abs@anim.dreamworks.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 06/02/1998 14:41:55
	You could try running 'tcpdump -i ppp0' to log the packets sent.
	You might also want to modify /etc/daily.conf to disable actions
	you do not want.

		David/absolute

                  -=-  "Maybe god will cover up his eyes"  -=-

On Tue, 2 Jun 1998 rgfischer@mail.hac.com wrote:

>      
>      I started using PPP Dial-on-Demand in the not too distant past.
>      Now I've noticed that at around 3:00 am, my computer has been dialing 
>      up my ISP and then staying connected until it times out 15 minutes 
>      later.  I'm assuming that this is happening when the daemon processes 
>      send their nightly reports to Root.
>      
>      Since they don't try to access any external sites (just sending mail 
>      to itself),  How can I get this to stop short of turning off the modem 
>      at night?
>      
>      Thanks,
>      Roger
>