Date: Wed, 1 May 2002 19:52:00 -0400 From: "dave" <dmehler@siscom.net> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: transposing ppp chat Message-ID: <000a01c1f16b$2fee36e0$0200a8c0@satellite> References: <LPBBIGIAAKKEOEJOLEGOCEFJCPAA.barbish@a1poweruser.com>
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Hi,
When i try to set up user ppp in the manner with which you specify i can
never get it to consistently dial. If you've got a working configuration i
would be interested.
And yes ssh-ing in to the gateway box.
Dave.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe & Fhe Barbish" <barbish@a1poweruser.com>
To: "dave" <dmehler@siscom.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 7:09 PM
Subject: RE: transposing ppp chat
> You stated 'I have to ssh from an internal machine to the router'.
> What do you mean by router? When you say router, do you mean the FBSD
> gateway box?
>
> Typically this is how an FBSD gateway with private ip address Lan behind
it
> works.
> The FBSD gateway is booted, it can connect to the ISP right away or wait
for
> the first request for internet services before dialing the ISP and
> connecting. You can tell user ppp to use it's internal Nat function for ip
> address translation between your private lan IP address and the public ip
> address, also you can set a inactive timeout limit after which it will
drop
> the isp connection until the next request for internet access. This
request
> can originate from any of the lan workstations. An request is defined as
any
> ip packet destined for the public internet. In this customary
configuration
> there is no need to ssh into FBSD and start the common user ppp dial out
> session to your ISP. You are making it much harder than it has to be. And
> besides why use ssh from a lan workstation on the private lan which is
> secure by design any how. Now if this does not address your situation that
> please explain in greater detail why you want each lan workstation to
start
> and terminate the isp connection.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of dave
> Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 6:37 PM
> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org
> Subject: Re: transposing ppp chat
>
> Hi,
> Sorry about being unclear. Here goes. I've got an fbsd box set up as a
> gateway to the internet for my internal users. Currently i'm connecting to
> my isp via user ppp and to start this process i have to ssh from an
internal
> machine to the router, and start ppp from there. What i'd like is a web
> interface, ideally i'd like to be able to point my internal machines' web
> browsers to a internal web page and from there they could start, view
status
> of, and take down ppp. The only examples i've found of this deal with
kernel
> ppp, which i can not get the chat sequence right so it will work with my
> isp. What i'd like is to take the user ppp chat sequence and have kernel
ppp
> read it or even better find a user ppp web connection script.
> I hope this makes a little more sense.
> Thanks.
> Dave.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joe & Fhe Barbish" <barbish@a1poweruser.com>
> To: "dave" <dmehler@siscom.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 5:42 PM
> Subject: RE: transposing ppp chat
>
>
> > You are not very clear about what you are trying to acomplish.
> > You said "I want to give my users a web interface to ppp vs having to
ssh
> in
> > to the router". What users are you talking about? The ones behind the
FBSD
> > gateway on your private lan or the one coming in over the public
internet?
> > Restate what you are trying to do as a general function so people can
> > understand what and/or why you think you need to do it.
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of dave
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 5:10 PM
> > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org
> > Subject: transposing ppp chat
> >
> > Hello,
> > I've got a fbsd box acting as a gateway for an internal network. I
> want
> > to give my users a web interface to ppp vs. having to ssh in to the
> router.
> > The problem is the only scripts i can find for this use kernel ppp. My
isp
> > connection works with user ppp just fine, i was wondering how can i take
> the
> > set dial line in /etc/ppp.conf and make it work in /etc/ppp/chatscript?
Or
> > failing that, find a perl .cgi ppp web interface script?
> > Thanks.
> > Dave.
> >
> >
> >
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