Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 20:52:01 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Teddy Wang <teddy@usa1.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problems with User PPP and Dynamic IP assignment Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.960928205003.461B-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <199609271919.MAA17492@freefall.freebsd.org>
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On Fri, 27 Sep 1996, Teddy Wang wrote: > I'm trying to get my FreeBSD 2.1.5 running PPP with my local provider. > So far I've set up the following files... > > In the /etc/hosts file: > 127.0.0.1 localhost > 204.249.255.200 teddy.usa1.com teddy > I made up the number for teddy.usa1.com because my local provider will > dynamically assign me an IP. You should probably choose a bogus IP for yourself then (ie, in the 10.x.x.x range). > In the /etc/sysconfig file: > network_interfaces="lo0 tun0" > ifconfig_lo0="inet localhost" > ifconfig_tun0="inet teddy.usa1.com 204.249.224.1 netmask 0xffffffff" The tun0 is unnecessary. iijppp will configure tun0 for you. > User PPP dials successfully when I type: > > ppp> dial simplesite > > But the connection won't let me route to the world until I type: > > PPP> add 0 0 HISADDR That's right. I have the same problem. :-/ It has to do with your /etc/ppp.linkup file. I haven't had that file work right yet, but YMMV. > My netstat -r after user ppp: > > Internet: > Destination Gateway Flags Refs Use Netif > Expire default cs1-wak-ma.usa1.ne UGc 17 6 > tun0 localhost localhost UH 0 14 > lo0 wakma1-5 local UH 0 0 > lo0 > > netstat after user ppp never returns, but hangs. Netscape and Mosaic > both refuse to load. That sounds like a nameserver resolution problem. Can you ping the other side using it's IP address successfully? Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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