From owner-freebsd-hackers Wed Nov 12 03:11:50 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id DAA26103 for hackers-outgoing; Wed, 12 Nov 1997 03:11:50 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers) Received: from pluto.senet.com.au (root@pluto.senet.com.au [203.11.90.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id DAA26085 for ; Wed, 12 Nov 1997 03:11:41 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from darius@holly.rd.net) Received: from holly.rd.net (c6-p45.senet.com.au [203.56.238.110]) by pluto.senet.com.au (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id VAA05503 for ; Wed, 12 Nov 1997 21:41:26 +1030 Received: from holly.rd.net (localhost.rd.net [127.0.0.1]) by holly.rd.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id VAA04516 for ; Wed, 12 Nov 1997 21:45:43 +1030 (CST) Message-Id: <199711121115.VAA04516@holly.rd.net> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0zeta 7/24/97 To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Dial on demand with dynamic IP Reply-to: doconnor@ist.flinders.edu.au Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 21:45:43 +1030 From: "Daniel J. O'Connor" Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Hi, I was wondering if it was possible to get dial on demand working with a dynamic IP. I realise it would be difficult, and as far as I can tell you'd _need_ IP aliasing, but how I envisage it working would be as follows. Run an app that sends a packet(telnet, mail.. whatever)0 The PPP process dials up, and then gets the IP it's to use, and then aliases the packet according to that IP. Everything works like normal :) I think this would be possible with IJPPP but I'm not sure (you'd have to make sure the aliasing happens at the right time - ie after any dialup event). Is it worth a try? Is anyone alreay doing it? :) --------------- Daniel O'Connor 3rd Year Computer Science at Flinders University http://www.geocities.com.au/CapeCanaveral/7200