Date: Wed, 12 Apr 1995 22:18:20 EST From: M C Wong <mcw@hpato.aus.hp.com> To: bmk@dtr.com Cc: mcw@hpato.aus.hp.com, wollman@halloran-eldar.lcs.mit.edu, freebsd-questions@freefall.cdrom.com Subject: Re: shared IP address ? Message-ID: <199504121218.AA113979119@hp.com> In-Reply-To: <199504110532.WAA29356@dtr.com>; from "bmk@dtr.com" at Apr 10, 95 10:32 pm
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> > > > > > > > > > > FreeBSD Annex router > > > +-----+ +-----+ > > > | |-- modem --- ............. --- modem ----| | > > > +-----+ ^ ^ +-----+ > > > | | > > > /dev/tty0, sl0, 203.13.47.32 unspecified > > > > > > > > > and I was told to do the following : > > > > > > 1. connect to the remote modem > > > 2. ifconfig sl0 inet up 203.13.47.32 netmask 255.255.255.0 > > > Yes, he said it over 10 times or so, this is *NOT* a point-to-point link, > > > and I *MUST* leave the destination IP address out. However, I believe on > > > 1.* FreeBSD, sl* are configured to be point-to-point interface even without > > > specifying destination IP address (as seen from ifconfig sl0 command) ? > > He's wrong. Dialup IP ports on an Annex have both local and remote IP > addresses. 203.13.47.32 is the remote, you also need the local to > ifconfig the sl0 device. > > He's sadly mistaken if he thinks it's not a point-to-point link. Great! That's what I think. Ok, in which case if I am just to assign my sl0 a temperory IP address and dial up connect to his end with kermit or any comm program, is there a way which I can figure out the REAL and CORRECT IP address on his Annex port ? I was under the impression that he did not give me the right IP address from what people reply to me, 8-(((. > > Ask him to do a 'show port=X' (where X is the port you are logging in > on) using the admin function on the annex. Ask him what the values for > slip_local_address and slip_remote_address are. If these aren't unique, > and not 0.0.0.0, run, don't walk, to another provider. > > > Ok with follow up to my own message, I want to know can the above Annex > > setup be considered a dial-up router ? > > In a manner of speaking, yes.
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