Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 12:49:40 +0000 From: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> To: John Indra <m4v3r1ck@bigfoot.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: /etc/ppp/ppp.linkup not working Message-ID: <20000109124940.C327@marder-1> In-Reply-To: <20000109160531.A529@bigfoot.com> References: <20000109160531.A529@bigfoot.com>
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On Sun, Jan 09, 2000 at 04:05:31PM +0700, John Indra wrote:
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> Hi list readers...
>
> Since yesterday, I've managed to get my FreeBSD box connected to the
> net (that's why I can post to this list ;) ).
> Really easy I must say, compared to the time when I tried to get my
> Red Hat box hooked up...
>
> I have default: and cbn: section in my /etc/ppp/ppp.conf. Dialed to my
> ISP (CBN) with ppp -auto cbn as user john (on my FreeBSD box)
>
> # cat /etc/ppp/ppp.conf
> default:
> set device /dev/cuaa0
> set speed 115200
> set dial "ABORT BUSY ABORT NO\\sCARRIER TIMEOUT 5 \"\" ATL0 OK-AT-OK
> ATE1Q0 OK \\dATDT\\T TIMEOUT 40 CONNECT"
> set timeout 0
> set ifaddr 10.0.0.1/0 10.0.0.2/0 255.255.255.0
> add default HISADDR
> enable dns
> set reconnect 5 5
>
> cbn:
> set phone "25537500|25507500|57989000"
> set login
> set authname mylogin
> set authkey mypassword
> allow user john
>
> # cat /etc/ppp/ppp.linkup
> cbn:
> ! /usr/local/bin/maildirsmtp ~alias/pppdir alias-ppp- 202.158.3.6
> `hostname`
Try changing it to ``bg! /usr/local/bin/maildirsmtp........''
>
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> But everytime I connect, the /etc/ppp/ppp.linkup is not working. The
> contents of the file tells maildirsmtp to send all my outgoing message
> to 202.158.3.6 which is my ISP's SMTP server
>
> # ls -l /etc/ppp/ppp.linkup
> - -rw------- 1 root wheel 83 Jan 8 20:10 /etc/ppp/ppp.linkup
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
You say that you are running ppp(8) as user john. Change the perms to
644
>
> Where's the mistake?
>
> Thanks...
>
> Regards,
> John Indra -- ICQ UIN #26095019
>
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