How/why always on-line?

[Avoi...@gmail.com]

I'm using the same 10yr-old ppp-script as for my dial-up modem
on this wireless-modem [by: ln -s /dev/ttyUSB0 /dev/modem]

And it used to <cut off ppp> when I disconnected the USB to the
wireless-modem; as I wanted.

Something happened [when I had a crash and changes to my old
distro]. Now ppp won't die; nor by `kill -9 <ppp-pid>`.

And pppd won't reconnect without a re-boot.

Apparently pppd wants to be able to REpeatedly go on-line
automatically once it's started.

How can I get the previous/old control, that ppd went off-line
when I disconnected, but was able to go back on-line when
I re-connected and called the script?

== TIA.

[Adam Przybyla]

... try add "nopersist" to your config. Regards
Adam Przybyla

[Avoi...@gmail.com]

In article <ju2tru$j6h$1...@polsl.pl>, Adam Przybyla <ad...@rybnik.pl> wrote:

> In comp.protocols.ppp Avoi...@gmail.com wrote:
> > I'm using the same 10yr-old ppp-script as for my dial-up modem
> > on this wireless-modem [by: ln -s /dev/ttyUSB0 /dev/modem]
> >

> ... ... try add "nopersist" to your config. Regards
> Adam Przybyla
Good, thanks: after adding `demand nopersist`
I'm now able to `killall pppd`.
Which previously did NOT kill pppd.
And then I'm now able to pull-out the USB-line.
Which previously gave <kernel errors /problems> on this
knl 2.4*, since my knl 2.6* has crashed.

I don't trust the system/s.
Going on line, is like a rocket-launch or a taxi-journey:
when it's finished, I must disconnect.

== Chris Glur.