Date: Sun, 08 Nov 1998 11:44:38 +0000 From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> To: Jerry <jerryr@ComCAT.COM> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Network/PPP Message-ID: <199811081144.LAA23492@woof.lan.awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 07 Nov 1998 13:37:05 EST." <Pine.GSO.4.02A.9811071316040.16798-100000@uw>
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> I recently got a domain name and I was making changes to the /etc/hosts,
> /etc/rc.conf /etc/resolv.conf, /usr/local/etc/apache/(files)
>
> I'm not sure what I've done everything has always run smooth until now. I
> can telnet into my freebsd box from my networked win95 but I can't see out
> over the ppp connection on either machines. I can ping my ip (static) on
> my isp's end.
>
> Also when I start the PPP -alias it takes a very long time before I get a
This is because your `hostname` doesn't resolve. Make sure
/etc/host.conf says ``hosts'' before ``bind'' and put your hostname
in /etc/hosts.
> prompt to dial. When I do finally get a prompt it looks like this when I
> dial:
>
> # ppp -alias
> User process PPP. Written by Toshiharu OHNO.
> Using Interface: tun0
> Interactive mode
> ppp ON ma> dial ISP
> 0: Invalid command
> Dial attempt 1 of 1
>
>
> then it dials and connect fine. I never got the 0: Invalid command
> before. If someone could help with some of my problems I really need it.
> I have a feeling its one line somewhere and I can't find it!
Turn on command logging. Your ISP config entry in /etc/ppp.conf has
an indented line starting with ``0 ''.
--
Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org>, <brian@FreeBSD.org>, <brian@OpenBSD.org>
<http://www.Awfulhak.org>;
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....
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