Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 08:48:11 +0000 From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> To: buckaroo@ecn.net.au Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: PPP arcana Message-ID: <199902180848.IAA00918@keep.lan.Awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 18 Feb 1999 08:44:35 %2B1000." <19990217222335.0302110FC9@hub.freebsd.org>
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Just type ``alias enable yes'' at the ppp prompt and enable your
machine as a gateway in /etc/rc.conf.
If you want ppp to run as a daemon, automate your login and run it
non-interactively....
It's all in the man page.
> Hi folks, I have a question regarding ppp. I managed to get a link working last
> night (albeit without DNS, but that's quite OK for now) using the interactive
> mode of ppp. Then I started to wonder - for using my BSD box as a router to the
> outside world and doing IP masq-ing, should I be using ppp or pppd?
>
> The PPP (ppp pedantic primer) uses ppp, but then a guy who was helping for a
> bit said "Use a DAEMON. That's what they're there for!" Which is the one I
> want?
>
> Thanks,
> Hamish
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