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>There are a couple useful things you might want to add to the /etc/ppp/options
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>One is an idle time. Pppd can terminate the connection if it has been idle for
too long. This could be nice if your isp charges by time, or if you don't
want to keep your phone line tied up. To use this feature, simply add the
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idle X</PRE
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>Replace 'X' with the number of seconds you wish the connection to terminate
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>The next feature is "dial on demand". This means that every time
you attempt to open an interent connection, pppd will try to open
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In order to do this, add the following lines to /etc/ppp/options</P
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