I have created an executable script called "onl" which I keep in /usr/local/bin, whose contents are written when "ip-up" is run and written again when "ip-down" is run. The ip-up script is handed the local IP address when a connection is completed, and normally it wants to write it to the console. I write it to the file "onl" instead, as part of an echo statement. When I am connected and type "onl" at a prompt, I am told "connected as 204.97.156.66" or whatever. When my connection is closed, "ip-down" places a new message in "onl" so now it says "online not connected". That way I can use dial-on-demand with a dynamic IP and have that address available whenever I need it. Chuck My web site is http://www.mhonline.net/~chuckh The Moon is Waxing Crescent (2% of Full)
