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From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Greg=20Quinlan?= <gwq_uk@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: PPP problem still! was PPP complains of invalid net mask??? 
To: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org>
Cc: FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.ORG, FreeBSD-Stable@FreeBSD.ORG,
	brian@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org
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Brian,

139.230.216.112 netmask 255.255.255.128 (existing ppp)
139.230.59.227  netmask 255.255.255.0 (new ppp, not
working)

Of course I have not supplied the exact addresses but
the effect is the same!

Thanks

Greg

--- Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> wrote: > I know
little about pppd, but it looks as if pppd is
> adding a route 
> based on the supplied netmask.
> 
> You don't mention the relevant IP numbers, but it
> sounds as if 
> they're conflicting (one IP resides on another
> already-routable 
> network).
> 
> > Hi All,
> > 
> > I sent this message a week ago but got no reply.
> Does
> > anyone out there have more than one PPP dialup
> link
> > working??
> > 
> > Or a straight forward way I can debug a pure CHAP
> > link?
> > 
> > <<<< Original message below >>>>
> > 
> > Recently while trying to set up a second PPP link
> > (ppp1) I encounted an error; PPP complained that
> the
> > netmask of 255.255.255.0 was invalid.
> > 
> > I believe it may have something to do with the
> fact
> > that I already have one PPP link (ppp0) which has
> a
> > network mask of 255.255.255.128.
> > 
> > I am using kernel ppp with - 'pppd file
> options.vpn'
> > as the command.
> > 
> > Setting the netmask to 255.255.255.128 on the
> second
> > link (ppp1) allows the dialer script to dial and
> make
> > the connection, but this mask is not valid for the
> > client/gateway combination. Also, despite the fact
> > that I do NOT specify the 'defaultroute' option in
> 
> > the second ppp link options file (options.vpn)
> pppd
> > attempts to add it giving an error: 'default route
> > exists' 
> > 
> > Anyone got a clue what's wrong. I am running 3.4S
> from
> > about midway through Feb/00.
> > 
> > Thanks
> > 
> > Greg
> > 
> > ps. I'm not in the mailing list :( (could not cope
> > with the volume)ie. please include me in replies!!
> 
> -- 
> Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org>                       
> <brian@[uk.]FreeBSD.org>
>       <http://www.Awfulhak.org>                  
> <brian@[uk.]OpenBSD.org>
> Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !


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