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From: Tushar Patel <tpatel@ecpi.com>
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Subject: Re:Help: PPP, SIOCAIFADD file exists on unexpected logg off.
To: fyeung@fyeung5.netific.com (francis yeung)
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 08:59:44 +0000 ()
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In-Reply-To: <199602201856.SAA02257@fyeung5.netific.com> from "francis yeung" at Feb 20, 96 06:56:36 pm
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> 
> Tushar,
> 
> 	After the users logoff, do a "ps ax" and see if the
> 	pppds are still around. If they do, there is your
> 	problem. 
> 
> 	If you do see the pppd  there, it is very easy to explain
> 	why it recovers after the system is rebooted.
> 
> 	Francis

I did chek for the "pppd" processes but I could not find it.
I had turned on the debug option in the PPP setup and I got
following message.

"SIOCAIFADDR file exists" 

This file some how gets created after improper termination by
user on the dial in lines. After the creation of this file
I see the problem discribed below.

I tried to locate this file on the system and I could not find
it.

Can somebody help me on this? What is going on?

Thanks,
Tushar
> > 
> > I have strange proble, PPP and slip stops operating after few days in operation.
> > If I reboot the FreeBSD machine every thing starts working properly.
> > I am running FreeBSD 2.0.5.
> > 
> > I have 2 dialin lines and I have few people who used trumpet winsock to dialin.
> > After dialing in they use Netscape and Eudora like program on their PC.
> > Every thing works fine initially. After few days in operation (3 days) the
> > trumpet winsock connects to the FreeBSD box. It gets it IP address from the
> > FreeBSD box by slip or PPP correctly, but the PC is not able communicate with
> > FreeBSD box. I have turned on the trace on the trumpet winsock and I do
> > see message being sent by the PC to the FreeBSD box correctly, but I don't
> > see any reply from the FreeBSD machine. The most puzzeling is, if I just
> > reboot the FreeBSD machine every thing starts working normally and correctly.
> > 
> > Is there some bug in the FreeBSD 2.0.5 which I should know?
> > Is there something I am doing wrong or have set it up wrong?
> > 
> > Thanks for taking time.
> > 
> > Tushar
> > 
> > 
> 
>