Script Help

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     Wouldn't step 4 return a harmless error if there was no connection?
     
     Couldnt you simply loop on step 4 until it went through?
     
     while(connect(dyndns.org));
     
     ?


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Subject: Script Help
Author:  Raymond Cloutier <Raymond.Cloutier at infomedtrics.com> at InterNet
Date:    9/2/99 12:47 PM


I'm having problems writing a script to kill and restart my web server. 
I've got most of the pieces in place but I'm missing one component.
     
     
Frequently my provider disconnects me and here's what I must do.
     
1)  dial my provider and obtain an IP address 
2)  Kill the apache web server,
3)  Wait for a connection,
4)  Connect to dyndns.org to update my dynamic dns name/ ip, 
5)  Start the web server.
     
I've written and/or found scripts to do all but step 3, and can seem to find 
a work around other than to have 2 scripts, 1 for steps 1-2, and another for 
steps 4 & 5, and do step 3 manually (wait)
     
Any thought or suggestions on how to pause/wait for a ppp0 connection, then 
resume a script.
     
Thanks
     
-Ray
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