Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 00:18:31 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> To: "Wayne G Boyd" <wayne@jcegroup.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: PPP, Mgetty, Dialup Question Message-ID: <199805272318.AAA28775@awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 26 May 1998 18:11:55 -0000." <199805261811.SAA01124@jcegroup.com>
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This sounds like a dns problem. Can you ``nslookup'' the thing
you're telnetting to using both the name and the IP number ? Can you
also ``nslookup'' yourself by name and IP number ?
If not, make sure your /etc/resolv.conf is correct....
> I have a FreeBSD 2.2.5-RELEASE machine up and running, connected to a
> local ethernet of Win95 machines. With User PPP configured and
> working for dial on demand access to our ISP.
>
> I am now trying to get the BSD box to accept external dial-in's.
> I have a working copy of mgetty compiled and installed. It correctly
> detects a PPP request from the dialin client, and launches the PPP
> -direct program.
>
> The ppp program correctly authenticates the login using PAP, from the
> /etc/ppp/ppp.secret file. And the Win95 dialin client reports a
> successfully connection has been established. Here is an extract of
> the PPP log file:-
>
> May 26 17:39:05 jcegroup ppp[936]: Phase: Using interface: tun1
> May 26 17:39:05 jcegroup ppp[936]: Phase: Listening at port 3001.
> May 26 17:39:05 jcegroup ppp[936]: Phase: PPP Started.
> May 26 17:39:05 jcegroup ppp[936]: Phase: Packet mode enabled
> May 26 17:39:06 jcegroup ppp[936]: Phase: *Connected!
> May 26 17:39:07 jcegroup ppp[936]: Phase: NewPhase: Authenticate
> May 26 17:39:07 jcegroup ppp[936]: Phase: his = 0, mine = c023
> May 26 17:39:07 jcegroup ppp[936]: Phase: PapInput: REQUEST
> May 26 17:39:07 jcegroup ppp[936]: Phase: PapOutput: ACK
> May 26 17:39:07 jcegroup ppp[936]: Phase: NewPhase: Network
> May 26 17:39:08 jcegroup ppp[936]: Link: myaddr = 203.14.100.1
> hisaddr =203.14.100.20
> May 26 17:39:08 jcegroup ppp[936]: Link: OsLinkup: 203.14.100.20
> May 26 17:39:18 jcegroup ppp[59]: Phase: Modem /dev/cuaa0 is in use
> May 26 17:39:48 jcegroup last message repeated 5 times
> May 26 17:40:18 jcegroup last message repeated 2 times
> May 26 17:43:40 jcegroup ppp[936]: Phase: Idle timer expired.
> May 26 17:43:40 jcegroup ppp[936]: Link: OsLinkdown: 203.14.100.20
> May 26 17:43:40 jcegroup ppp[936]: Phase: NewPhase: Dead
> May 26 17:43:40 jcegroup ppp[936]: Phase: NewPhase: Terminate
> May 26 17:43:41 jcegroup ppp[936]: Phase: PPP Terminated (dead).
>
> All looks well, but the problem is as follows:-
>
> I can ping the BSD box from the win95 client (and I can see the
> traffic on the BSD box using BPF and tcpdump), but if I try a
> telnet, or ftp, or pop3 access, it just hangs there and does nothing.
> There are a couple of lines come up on the tcpdump, but it then just
> sits there for about 60 seconds or so. At which point, strangely, it
> starts to work. But only for that telnet session, I get the same
> problem next time I try to initiate a telnet, or anything else.
>
> But this is enough to stop things like email programs from working at
> all.
>
> It feel's as if I am VERY close to success, but not quite there.
> Does anyone have any inspiration for me.
>
> Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Wayne.
>
> --
> Wayne G Boyd, Digital Systems Manager
> JCE (Aberdeen) Ltd
> Tel: +44 (0)1224 772030
> Fax: +44 (0)1224 772002
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