From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Mar 19 11:43:30 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id LAA24944 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 19 Mar 1996 11:43:30 -0800 (PST) Received: from main.gbdata.com (tty21.com1.houston.net [198.65.148.54]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id LAA24922 for ; Tue, 19 Mar 1996 11:43:20 -0800 (PST) Received: (from gclarkii@localhost) by main.gbdata.com (8.6.12/8.6.9) id NAA08698; Tue, 19 Mar 1996 13:43:06 -0600 From: Gary Clark II Message-Id: <199603191943.NAA08698@main.gbdata.com> Subject: Re: dynamic IP assignment To: jlwest@tseinc.com (Jay L. West) Date: Tue, 19 Mar 1996 13:43:04 -0600 (CST) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <199603191358.HAA02418@bsd.tseinc.com> from "Jay L. West" at Mar 19, 96 07:58:48 am X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24] Content-Type: text Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk 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