Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 21:15:11 -0400 From: charlespeters@chickenbean.com To: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: DialOut Gateway --- PPP Connection Message-ID: <001601bdbf45$53f8b9e0$20710418@ci1000971-c.sptnbrg1.sc.home.com>
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I have set up a dialout gateway using freebsd 2.2.6, but I am having some problems that I don't seem to be able to solve. Here is the setup: Freebsd 2.2.6 gateway with: 1 network card configured as 192.168.0.1 1 internal modem 56K - /dev/cuaa1 (com2) Several Win95 computers with tcp/ip addresses set as follows: 192.168.0.43 192.168.0.40 192.168.0.48 ... Default gateway is set to 192.168.0.1, and dns is set to the ISP's DNS servers. This configuration works fine. I am able to ping the win95 boxes from the freebsd box, and I am able to ping the freebsd box from all win95 boxes. The goal is to allow internet access to all win95 computers via the freebsd gateway machine. When it is working, I am able to ping all internet addresses from the win95 boxes (ie. ping ftp.cdrom.com works fine), but I cannot ping the same internet address from the freebsd gateway box. I would like to establish a ppp connection to the ISP, and keep the connection alive for 10 mins after the last data is transmitted (to speed up access for users who leave their desks for a few minutes, and then come back to continue browsing or checking/sending email). It seems to me like the system dials up the ISP as soon as the connection is lost. This seems wasteful. Also, I often (once or twice daily) have to shutdown -r now and then during the reboot, turn of the power for a few seconds to reset the modem. This is also a pain in the ass, as I am not always there to reset the machine for my users. The system works fine for our application when it works, but it locks up too often. If any other info is required, let me know. This is kinda new to me, so please realize that you are answering a highly computer literate user who is totally new to freebsd. Thanks, Charles charlespeters@chickenbean.com charlespeters@tecpro.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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