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To: "Mariusz Potocki" <potok@free.polbox.pl>
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Subject: Re: Can't dial out. (ppp question} 
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Date: Sun, 03 Aug 1997 22:34:52 +0100
From: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org>
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> I have problem with my ppp configuration.
> When I'm manually establishing PPP connection everything is working 
> fine, but when I'm trying to launch "ppp -auto myprovider" from 
> rc.local there is no action when using lynx or mail. My modem doesn't 
> dial out.
> 
> I can see ppp proces using ps -ax|grep ppp.
> When I    telnet localhost 3000
> and          show ipcp
> I can see:
> Default: My Addr 0.0.0.0/0
>             His Addr  194.204.146.130/32
>             Negotiation 0.0.0.0/0
> 
> Any hints, please ?  (running 2.2.1R)

Yep.  Download the latest copy of ppp from

  http://www.freebsd.org/~brian

and read through the manpage.

HINT: The first arg of "set ifaddr" should not be 0.0.0.0/0 for -auto 
mode (your 2.2.1 man page may be wrong).

> Mariusz
>         "verba volant, scripta manent"

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