Chris,
>From my understanding, lines like the following in /etc/diald.conf will do it:
accept tcp 300 tcp.dest = tcp.www
the 300 is in seconds
Glen
Chris Fowler wrote:
> What is the setting in diald.conf that will turn it off after so many
> minutes of inactivity? I'm using the default config from RH6.0 and it seems
> to work fine dialing into Mindspring. But Mindspring seems soooo
> sloooooooooow at night. I would like to kill it after 5 minutes of
> inactivity.
>
> Does anyone know how to get a base phone line from Bellsouth or someone else
> that is cheap. I don;t hardly use my line and it seems I'm still paying
> around $70.00/month for it.
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Glen Bankston [mailto:">microsys@alltel.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 29, 2000 9:21 AM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: [ale] diald
>
> Hello,
>
> Although I have diald working pretty well, BUT there is one glitch.
>
> After packets on the LAN stop for 3 minutes or more (like the time one
> would take to compose
> an email!) diald hangs up the line (as I programmed it to).
>
> If one tries to access the Linux box again, you can see the eth0 activity
> to and from on the hub,
> but diald will not dial again for about 5 minutes. I have no such timers
> to 'keepdown' like the
> keep alive type option. HOWEVER, any IP access on the Linux box itself
> WILL cause diald to
> dial again!?
>
> Anybody run into this problem?
>
> Thanks
>
> Glen WB4ZNW
>
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