Date: Wed, 09 May 2001 08:28:13 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> To: Andy Farkas <andyf@speednet.com.au> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, brian@Awfulhak.org, brian@Awfulhak.org Subject: Re: Multilink ppp problem Message-ID: <200105090728.f497SDB83802@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Message from Andy Farkas <andyf@speednet.com.au> of "Wed, 09 May 2001 13:08:48 %2B1000." <Pine.BSF.4.33.0105091137570.21307-100000@backup.af.speednet.com.au>
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Hi,
I've just fixed this behaviour in -stable. I've attached the change
in case you don't upgrade too often (save this mail to a file named
patchfile and apply it by changing to /etc and running
``patch <patchfile'').
Cheers.
> I have a remote server running 4.3-R setup to do multilink ppp using 3
> modems. It dials into Lucent PortMaster 3's - everything works fine and
> traffic flows freely down all 3 lines.
>
> The problem is when it reboots - when ppp starts up again, it dials,
> connects, authenticates, and then disconnects straight away on all three
> lines! Over and over and over again :(
>
> Here is an extract from ppp.log when it does this:
>
> ppp[165]: tun0: LCP: 3: SendIdent(16) state = Opened
> ppp[165]: tun0: Phase: 3: his = PAP, mine = none
> ppp[165]: tun0: Phase: Pap Output: remote ********
> ppp[165]: tun0: Phase: Pap Input: SUCCESS (Login Succeeded)
> ppp[165]: tun0: Phase: mpserver: can't connect to bundle socket /var/run/ppp--03-123400000000 (Connection refused)
> ppp[165]: tun0: Phase: The previous server died badly !
> ppp[165]: tun0: LCP: 3: LayerDown
> ppp[165]: tun0: LCP: 3: SendTerminateReq(7) state = Opened
> ppp[165]: tun0: LCP: 3: State change Opened --> Closing
> ppp[165]: tun0: IPCP: 3: Error: Unexpected IPCP in phase Authenticate (ignored)
>
> I've tracked it down this: a file is leftover in /var/run. Here is what
> is currently in there and will be leftover on next reboot:
>
> # ls -l /var/run/ppp*
> srw------- 1 root wheel 0 May 9 11:36 ppp--03-123400000000=
>
> So my workaround is putting "rm /var/run/ppp*" in rc.network just before
> it starts ppp.
>
> Anyone else using multilink ppp seeing this? I'm wondering if this all
> started about 4 weeks ago when a set of changes were MFC'd? I've had this
> setup running since September 2000 and have only recently (towards the end
> of 4.2-S) had this trouble.
>
> --
>
> :{ andyf@speednet.com.au
>
> Andy Farkas
> System Administrator
> Speednet Communications
> http://www.speednet.com.au/
--
Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org> <brian@[uk.]FreeBSD.org>
<http://www.Awfulhak.org>; <brian@[uk.]OpenBSD.org>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !
Index: rc
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/etc/rc,v
retrieving revision 1.212.2.24
diff -u -r1.212.2.24 rc
--- rc 2001/04/25 09:19:03 1.212.2.24
+++ rc 2001/05/09 07:25:17
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
[ ."$file" = .. -o ."$file" = ... ] && continue
[ -d "$file" -a ! -L "$file" ] &&
purgedir "$file"
- [ -f "$file" ] && rm -f -- "$file"
+ [ -f "$file" -o -S "$file" ] && rm -f -- "$file"
done
)
done
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