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Date:      Fri, 31 Aug 2001 11:48:39 +0930
From:      "Adam Smith" <adam.smith@sageautomation.com>
To:        <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   PPP suddenly not working
Message-ID:  <004801c131c3$3fececc0$6200a8c0@bugman>

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Hi all,

I'm configuring a BSD 4.3 box to handle some services across our
network, and I configured PPP (not pppd) and it was all working
beautifully.

Then I rebooted the server using the correct method and all of a sudden
when I invoke a "ppp -background" command, PPP just does nothing.

All of a sudden.  This is something I'd expect from Windows.

ppp.conf:

default:
 ident user-ppp VERSION (built COMPILATIONDATE)

 # Ensure that "device" references the correct serial port
 # for your modem. (cuaa0 = COM1, cuaa1 = COM2)
 #
 set device /dev/cuaa0

 set log Phase Chat LCP IPCP CCP tun command
 set speed 57600
 set dial "ABORT BUSY ABORT NO\\sCARRIER TIMEOUT 5 \
           \"\" AT OK-AT-OK ATE1Q0 OK \\dATDT\\T TIMEOUT 40 CONNECT"
 set ifaddr 10.0.0.1/0 10.0.0.2/0 255.255.255.0 0.0.0.0

 set phone "1234567"
 set redial 10 4
 set authname username
 set authkey password
 set timeout 180                        # 3 minute idle timer (the
default)
 add default HISADDR                    # Add a (sticky) default route
 enable dns                             # request DNS info (for
resolv.conf)

------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------

I'm running ppp -backround

That should execute the commands in the "default" section, so why isn't
it?

Yes, my modem is correctly connected and powered.


When I load a PPP session, I see:

[root@vanity /etc]# ppp
Working in interactive mode


There are no "prompt" characters, such as '>', as there used to be (if I
recall).  Is this a peculiarity?



Thanks,



Adam Smith
IT Officer
SAGE Automation Ltd

adam.smith@sageautomation.com
http://www.sageautomation.com





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