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
>