From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Jan 8 02:37:57 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) id CAA26118 for questions-outgoing; Wed, 8 Jan 1997 02:37:57 -0800 (PST) Received: from python.shoal.net.au (python.shoal.net.au [203.26.44.5]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id CAA26113 for ; Wed, 8 Jan 1997 02:37:49 -0800 (PST) Received: from grfpc1 (monty-port16.shoal.net.au [203.26.44.26]) by python.shoal.net.au (8.7.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id VAA13536; Wed, 8 Jan 1997 21:36:54 +1100 (EST) Message-ID: <32D38663.78E8@shoal.net.au> Date: Wed, 08 Jan 1997 21:34:59 +1000 From: Andrew Perry X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.02Gold (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Gerard Giamberdine CC: questions freebsd Subject: Re: ppp route table References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk After you successfully connect does ppp change to PPP? if so try typing: add 0 0 HISADDR and see if it works after that. (i'll post this to the list as well so someone can correct me if i'm wrong!) andrew perry andrew@shoal.net.au Gerard Giamberdine wrote: > > Hello, > > Having user ppp difficulties... I've gotten to the point where I can type > 'dial provider' in ppp and it connects fine. However when I shell out and > try telnet ... or ftp ..., it just hangs. I'm pretty sure the problem lies > in the route table, but am not entirely sure what it's values should be. > My ISP assigns me an IP each time, and I think itself a dynamic one too. > I'm a little confused on that since it seems like a dynamic IP on its > side isn't needed? Anyhow, I've been using my ISP's default gateway - > 129.82.192.1 when assigning IPs, and this is the route table I get: > > default 129.82.192.1 UGc 0 0 tun0 > 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 UH 1 10 lo0 > 129.82.192.1 129.82.192.96 UH 1 0 tun0 > (my dyn IP) > > So my ultimate question is - is this what I want? Or should the > addresses on the left end in .0? I've tried using the ISP's dynamic > IP in place of 129.82.192.1 but with the same results. Any help > will greatly help my sanity. > > Gerard