Re: [MiNT] Questions about minixfs and mintnet

[Jo Even Skarstein <joska@nuts.edu>]

On Thu, 28 Jan 1999, Martin Nightowl Byttebier wrote:

> 2) I also wonder why I can't redial to my ISP without a reboot.
>    I start pppd from the Thing desktop. To disconnect I simply drag 
>    proc\pppd.??? to the dustbin.
>    
>    For some reason I can't dial for a second time. The modem get 
>    initialised but that's all. No dial at all.

Try killing it with 'kill -HUP' instead of a normal kill. Some time
ago pppd (or the kernel) stopped resetting the port after a kill, and
since 'kill -HUP' is the proper way to shut down pppd anyway...


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