Christiaens Joachim <jchristi at oce dot be> wrote:

> I think the only type of wan-connection which would give us the opportunity
> to monitor the uptime from would be a ppp connection, as there is no
> reliable way to check for connectivity over an ethernet-connection (only if
> there is a cable connected, but not if the modem behind it hasn't lost its
> carrier).

Exactly. PPPoE in my case.

What programm ist responsible for the ppp connection? Maybe the uptime
(or connection time) is already provided by this?


Florian