Date: Tue, 1 Apr 1997 11:49:09 -0600 From: Tom Jackson <tom@peeper.jackson.org> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PPP Desperate for help! Message-ID: <19970401114909.30003@peeper.jackson.org> In-Reply-To: <3.0.32.19970401095010.006a2504@etinc.com>; from dennis on Tue, Apr 01, 1997 at 09:50:12AM -0500 References: <3.0.32.19970401095010.006a2504@etinc.com>
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On Tue, Apr 01, 1997 at 09:50:12AM -0500, dennis wrote: > At 01:42 PM 4/1/97 +0100, Developer wrote: > >> > We are really stuck trying to get the PPP user program (ppp) to > connect to > >> > our Perle 833 dial in server. We can connect using Windows NT fine but on > >> > BSD ppp logs in and then data will travel in both directions (As I can > see > >> > the modem lights flash at both ends for both send/recieve) but no data > >> > seems to actually get through as pings do not work. The packets from the > >> > server to the user, but seem to be lost on the way back. > > Why not post a trace of the ppp negotiations? Perhaps there is a parameter > conflict....are you getting to state IPCP_OPENED? If not, you cant pass > traffic. Is this dynamic set addressing? If it is and you have anything other than the 127.0.0.1 address for localhost in /etc/hosts, user ppp will not negotiate the dynamic address (at least this is what happens on my box). Use netstat -i to determine your links once the ppp link is up and report results. -- Tom Jackson I'm ProChoice->FreeBSD toj@gorilla.net http://www.freebsd.org tjackson@tulsix.utulsa.edu "Out in the Ozone Again"
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