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From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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To: Oliver Wilson <owilson@CAM.ORG>
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Subject: Re: I have user ppp connected - But I can't telnet !!!
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On Thu, 19 Sep 1996, Oliver Wilson wrote:

> I have configured user ppp, and can connect to my ISP (I manually start
> ppp from one of the virtual consoles). As instructed by ppp's man page,
> I have attempted to telnet to my ISP from another virtual console, but
> telnet cannot find a route to my ISP. I have included below some of my
> system files : 
 
> My /etc/hosts file
> 
>         127.0.0.1		localhost.sirn.org	localhost
>         205.151.119.1		siren.sirn.org		siren
>         198.168.101.32		HIP.CAM.ORG		cam

OK so far.

> My /etc/host.conf file
> 
>         bind
>         hosts

I'd reverse these so that host lookups don't take forever when you're not
online and you want to lookup 'localhost'.

> My /etc/gateways file
> 
>         host 198.168.101.32 gateway 205.151.119.1 metric 0 passive
> 
>            ---Should metric be set to 1 ??

I don't even have a gateways file.  Are you gatewaying a LAN through?

> Part of my ppp.conf
> 
>          set login "TIMEOUT 10 login:-\\r-login:"
>          set timeout 120
>          set openmode active
>          set ifaddr 205.151.119.54/24 198.168.101.32
> 
>         Note: My ISP uses dynamic IP addressing to determine my IP address

Your IFADDR statement is asking your ISP for specific addresses.  Is that
what you want?

> My ppp.linkup
> 
>         # If we are invoked with an argument ``iij-demand'', then
>         # delete existing route entry and add peer as default gateway.
>         #
>         iij-demand:
>          delete ALL
>          add 0 0 HISADDR
>         #
>         # Otherwise, simply add peer as default gateway.
>         #
>         MYADDR:
>          add 0 0 198.168.101.32

I guess.

Try doing 'add 0 0 HISADDR' after you connect in ppp>.  You may need
the default route.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major