Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 11:14:33 +0000 From: Chris.Smith@raytheon.co.uk To: Gunnar Flygt <flygt@sr.se> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Need help with PPP urgently! Message-ID: <0025685D.003DCD99.00@rslhub.raytheon.co.uk>
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Hi again, We're not supposed to install DES from FTP out here due to export restrictions (I;m not sure of the exact details) but the remote system does work if you dont use the auto option! This is whats getting me! I've just read the handbook page again and I think a solution is beginning to sink in! Thanks Chris Smith Raytheon Systems Limited UK >On Wed, Jan 05, 2000 at 10:49:55AM +0000, Chris.Smith@raytheon.co.uk wrote: >> >> >> Hi, >> >> I've just set up a ppp connection to a local ISP here in th UK, but am >> having trouble getting it to dial-on demand. I'm trying to use the:- >> >> ppp -auto ISP >> >> to dial up on demand (starting this on boot), but it refuses to connect >due >> to it moaning about not having a static IP. My ISP only supports dynamic >> IP's specified by them only, but the > >I'm using dynamic IP addresses on my RAS-server (NT) to which I'm >dialing in from my FreeBSD box. Have you installed DES? At least in my >installation that is required, to make pap/chap work > >I'm taking it from my not so reliable memory that I have a line saying >add HISADDR 0.0.0.0/0 0.0.0.0/0 or something like that. I don't have any >set ifaddr 0 0 in my config! > >> >> set ifaddr 0 0 >> >> option doesn't work with the -auto option. I've read the ppp man pages, >> the FreeBSD handbook, The Complete FreeBSD and a pile of stuff off the net >> but haven't got anywhere. Can someone expand on this command, because >I've >> read it needs more options (ie address/netmask/trigger etc). I've seen >the >> setup that looks like this but it doesn't work:- >> >> set ifaddr 10.0.0.1/0 10.0.0.2/0 255.255.255.0 0.0.0.0 >> >> My network setup is basically just 3.3-RELEASE running on an old Compaq >> trash-can (IP=10.0.0.2), with several Win98 boxes off it (10.0.0.6-15). >> This is running on 10-baseT ethernet. What else do I need to do to attach >> these to the ISP transparently. I hear the -nat option is required but >how >> does it work? I've got a caching-dns set up on the compaq which the >> windows boxes connect to with the correct entries for naming all the >> workstations but PPP won't go up!!! Basically just need PPP to dial out >on >> all addresses but 10.0.0.1 to 10.0.0.255 >> >> Also, what services DO NOT work over this? >> >> Thanks >> >> Chris Smith >> Raytheon Systems Limited UK >> > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > >-- > __o >regards, Gunnar ---_ \<,_ >email: flygt@sr.se ---- (_)/ (_) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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