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From: "Daniel O'Callaghan" <danny@panda.hilink.com.au>
To: Charles Reese <reese@chem.duke.edu>
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Subject: Re: HELP: tun ifconfig for dialin lines
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On Tue, 4 Mar 1997, Charles Reese wrote:

> Could someone please post an example for the ifconfig line in sysconfig  for
> tun devices (ie ifconfig_tun0= ) for dialin lines.  I have looked at the

Don't.  The ifconfig is handled by ppp when it receives a call.

> handbook, but the example is for a dialout line.  What do I put for the ISP
> (me) address and the remote (customer) address with dynamic addressing.
> Also, should I use the actual netmask used by my ethernet (255.255.255.224)
> or something else.

You should use the netmask of the remote network.  The netmask in a 
point-to-point interface (pppX, tunX, slX) applies to the remote end 
address, not the local end address.

Danny