Date: Tue, 19 Mar 1996 13:43:04 -0600 (CST) From: Gary Clark II <gclarkii@main.gbdata.com> To: jlwest@tseinc.com (Jay L. West) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: dynamic IP assignment Message-ID: <199603191943.NAA08698@main.gbdata.com> In-Reply-To: <199603191358.HAA02418@bsd.tseinc.com> from "Jay L. West" at Mar 19, 96 07:58:48 am
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Hello, Jay L. West wrote: > > I'm looking for a way to dynamically assign ip addresses on a dial-in iijppp > server. The mechanism coded into iijppp seems to allow a.b.c.d/e but unless > I'm missing something there's no way to assign them from a range (say... > 192.217.203.40 up to 192.217.203.69). I think this could be accomplished > through scripts but there must be a better method. I was looking into DHCP, > but I don't know if iijppp could look to a DHCP server for addresses (via > /etc/ppp/ppp.conf?). > Note: At one time I tried to run a iijppp dialup server with 16 ports. My load avg stayed above 2 constantly! I went to the kernel ppp and the machine ran smooth... This was on a 486DX2-66 with 8 megs. I can tell you how to do the kernel ppp dynamic but really have no idea on the iijppp. If you need the script just let me know. > Any help or ideas are appreciated! > > Jay West Gary -- Gary Clark II (N5VMF) | I speak only for myself and "maybe" my company gclarkii@GBData.COM | Member of the FreeBSD Doc Team Providing Internet and ISP startups mail info@GBData.COM for information FreeBSD FAQ at ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD/docs/freebsd-faq.ascii
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