From owner-freebsd-questions Thu May 21 16:42:52 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id QAA29238 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Thu, 21 May 1998 16:42:52 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from awfulhak.org (awfulhak.force9.co.uk [195.166.136.63]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id QAA29092 for ; Thu, 21 May 1998 16:42:16 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from brian@Awfulhak.org) Received: from gate.lan.awfulhak.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by awfulhak.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id AAA24544; Fri, 22 May 1998 00:40:43 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from brian@gate.lan.awfulhak.org) Message-Id: <199805212340.AAA24544@awfulhak.org> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.1 12/23/97 To: Michael Cronk cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 22 May 1998 09:45:37 +1000." <199805212345.JAA24047@one.one.com.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 00:40:43 +0100 From: Brian Somers Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Things look fine. Try `set log +tcp/ip' on each end to see if you're receiving the data. You can also `set log +async' for a look at the raw data and `show mem' to see if ppp's just sitting on the incoming data. > Synopsis: > > Basically, I am trying to use PPP over TCP to connect two machines, say A and > B, where A is the initiator and B is the receiver. When A connects to B, I > want A to make B its default router. It seems that ppp is able to > successfully negotiate IP Addresses and update the routing tables accordingly. > However, when I try to ping machine B (10.0.0.135) from A, an ICMP request is > sent, but no reply. > > Basically, on machine A, I used the following command to connect: > > ppp -background pppin > > and on B > > sitting on a port... ppp -direct pppin > > Can you tell me why ppp seems to establish the link correctly, but then > everything falls to pieces. Oh yeah, I'm using FreeBSD 2.2.5! > > Machine A's setup (similar to B, without changing of default route) > > %more ppp.linkup > pppin: > delete 0 > add 0 0 HISADDR > > %inconfig -a > tun0: flags=8051 mtu 1500 > inet 10.0.0.136 --> 10.0.0.135 netmask 0xffffff00 > > %netstat -r > Routing tables > > Internet: > Destination Gateway Flags Refs Use Netif Expire > default 10.0.0.135 UGSc 1 0 tun0 > 10.0.0.135 10.0.0.136 UH 2 27 tun0 > > Thanks in advance, > Michael! > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > -- Brian , , Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour.... To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message