From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Jan 3 02:38:08 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) id CAA12310 for questions-outgoing; Fri, 3 Jan 1997 02:38:08 -0800 (PST) Received: from python.shoal.net.au (root@python.shoal.net.au [203.26.44.5]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id CAA12304 for ; Fri, 3 Jan 1997 02:37:58 -0800 (PST) Received: from grfpc1 (monty-port7.shoal.net.au [203.26.44.17]) by python.shoal.net.au (8.7.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id VAA05134 for ; Fri, 3 Jan 1997 21:39:30 +1100 (EST) Message-ID: <32CCEF31.130D@shoal.net.au> Date: Fri, 03 Jan 1997 21:36:17 +1000 From: Andrew Perry X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.02Gold (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: questions freebsd Subject: user PPP connecting to ISP via modem Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk To whom it may concern, who will help me that is! I've managed to install 2.1.6 on my home pc and am trying to connect to my ISP via modem using user ppp. I have read through the FreeBSD handbook and also some related articles on the net but so far so little... My ISP uses a xylogics annex and a cisco router and a BSDI box. You dial in and login to the annex which then gives you a menu from which you can telnet to the bsdi box, connect using slip or connect using ppp (dynamic IP allocation), when i try to connect using ppp my modem hangs up almost immediately. I am basically stuck at this stage and although I am doing a lot of reading I don't seem to be getting very far. I am fairly certain about the ip addresses etc... but need a little guidance. If I have any of the addresses wrong or the netmask could this cause this problem? I have priviledge on the BSDI box, how can I find out if I am using the correct addresses (my isp thinks they are correct but a his server was set up for him by a third party)? Does anyone know of any log files that I can look at on the BSDI server to try and find the problem? thanks for your time andrew perry andrew@shoal.net.au ____________o00o_______o00o______________ ___|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_ if i could just get my head over the ______|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|____ wall i could see where i was going. __|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|__ Where do you put your feet??!!