Date: Sat, 01 Nov 1997 22:30:25 -0600 From: "Jonathan E. Lyons" <parrothd@midwest.net> To: andrew@log.on.ca (Andrew Stevens), freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ppp -alias Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.19971101223025.0071c3f8@midwest.net> In-Reply-To: <m0xRq3H-00043RC@logon.log.on.ca>
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I think you may need to update ppp, or try ppp -alias -auto sitename .. The lastest version of ppp can be obtained from www.freebsd.org/~brian , but I think thats only for 2.2.2 and greater.. At 09:46 PM 11/1/97 -0500, Andrew Stevens wrote: >Greetings: > > I am currently attempting to set up a gateway on my FreeBSD 2.1.7 server. >I have followed the tutorial (which is excellent, by the way) through most >of the steps and so far, all seems to be working fine. I can't, however, >get the -alias switch to work when I start ppp. When "ppp -auto -alias >demand" is typed, ppp comes up with the statement, "Usage: ppp [-auto | >-direct | -dedicated] [system]". Is there an updated version of ppp for >2.1.7 which would allow aliasing, am I missing a line in a configuration >file, or, [gulp] do I need to upgrade to 2.2? If anyone has a solution, >please let me know. > > Thanks to all who have helped me out with my previous questions. It's >great to be able to reach such a dedicated group of volunteers whenever >these questions arise. > >Take Care, > > > >Andrew Stevens. > > >
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