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To: "Mike O'Brien" <obrien@rush.aero.org>
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Subject: Re: Serious problems with iijppp demand dial 
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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 ?
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