Jean Orloff sent this script >Another Very Useful Bonus (also thanks to Lukas Nellen): in /etc/ppp/ip-up #!/bin/sh # # IP is up now... # interface=$1 device=$2 speed=$3 local_ip=$4 remote_ip=$5 # let's use this opportunity to flush our mail queue #/usr/lib/sendmail -q & # broadcast IP up message echo Local IP: $local_ip through $interface on $device is up | wall I think that there are cases where the routing tables should be adjusted here as well. Nathan