On Sunday 17 July 2005 09:59, you wrote: > On Sun, 2005-07-17 at 09:41 -0400, Alex @ Avantel Systems wrote: > > Is there a way to have the ppp interface (ppp0 or ppp1) always assigned > > to the same ip address (ISP, ethernet interface, or whatever). > > > > I have 2 ISP connections and that's all working fine but it involves a > > mess of scripts to keep the firewall and routing rules working right. > > Sometimes ISP#1 comes up as ppp0 and ISP2 as ppp1 but it can also be the > > other way around. It would be a lot simpler to always have ISP1 come up > > as ppp0 for example. > > > > Any ideas? Can't find anything in man pppd or man pppoe. Did a google > > too but no joy. > > Are the connections always up? By that I mean throughout the course of a > day do the connections go up and down as needed or do they stay > connected the whole time? They are "always" up (they go down only when the service goes down due to the ISP, the local phone line, or loss of UPS power). > > cheers, > -- > Trevor Curtis > http://www.somaradio.ca/~tcurtis -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Avantel Systems, and is believed to be clean.