PPTP auto reconnect with Monit

monit.conf

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#assuming the host behind vpn has local ip of 192.168.1.2
check host my_host_behind_vpn with address 192.168.1.2
  # create a shell script at /usr/local/bin/start_pppd.sh
  # Add your vpn connection setup there
  # example conect of this file can be:
  # pppd call my-vpn #to connect to pptp client
  # sleep 5 #wait few seconds for connection to start
  # route add -net 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 gw 192.168.1.1 dev ppp0 # route your traffic
  start program "/usr/local/bin/start_pppd.sh"
  stop program "/usr/bin/killall pppd"
  #try to connect for 5 times with delay 15 sec interval
  if failed icmp type echo count 5 with timeout 15 seconds then restart
  if 5 restarts within 5 cycles then
    # if still fails kill pptp client and retry
    exec "/usr/bin/killall -9 pptp && /usr/local/bin/start_pppd.sh"
  # if after an hour still fails stop trying
  if 60 restarts within 60 cycles then timeout