Date: Mon, 07 Jul 1997 08:42:59 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org> To: "Mike O'Brien" <obrien@rush.aero.org> Cc: Nathan Dorfman <nathan@senate.org>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Serious problems with iijppp demand dial Message-ID: <199707070742.IAA19375@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 06 Jul 1997 09:50:52 PDT." <199707061650.JAA15895@anpiel.aero.org>
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> I forgot to mention that I have a 'ppp.linkup' file with this in
> it. The contents are:
>
> delete ALL
> add 0 0 HISADDR
Ok, that answers my last question ;-I
> This is giving me fits. Note that as nearly as I can tell, the 'add'
> command in the ppp.conf file is only there to provide a temporary
> gateway route in order to cause outgoing packets to be routed to the
> tun0 device, so that iijppp wakes up in the first place and establishes
> the connection. Again, as nearly as I can tell, the 'add' command in
> 'ppp.linkup' is the one that creates the route that actually gets used.
> And, according to 'netstat -rn', this route DOES get created. The daemon
> IS doing everything (as far as I can see) correctly to set up the full
> connection, it's just that no packets get passed once this is done.
>
> GAAAAHHHH! Do routes have associated netmasks? Can 'netstat' be
> convinced to show them? What else could POSSIBLY be wrong?
>
> The thing that really gets me is that, at least according to 'netstat -rn',
> the routes created by 'automatic dialing' (which works just fine)
> and demand dialing (which doesn't) are IDENTICAL. If there are
> any differences in the routing table, 'netstat -rn' doesn't show them.
>
> Mike O'Brien
If you "set log +tcp/ip" (or "set debug TCP/IP" in older versions), do
you see any outgoing packets ?
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.org>, <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.org>;
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....
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