Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 08:07:04 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> To: Stephen Derdau <sderdau@bit-net.com> Cc: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org>, Frank Griffith <frankg@idfw.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Static vs Dynamic IP address setups in ppp.conf Message-ID: <199806300707.IAA10667@awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 29 Jun 1998 07:47:51 EDT." <35977EE7.F428D0F9@bit-net.com>
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[.....] > Here is my ppp.conf file... > <snip> > set authname USERNAME HERE > set authkey PASSWORD HERE > set phone !!!!!!!! > set timeout 0 > set openmode active > accept pap > set ifaddr 208.146.12.123/0 208.146.12.64/0 255.255.255.0 > delete ALL > add 0 0 208.146.12.64 > > *** I still have the /0 after my ip and my isp's gateway addresses > > I'm new to all this stuff my terminology may not be correct. > However, I believe this info is pretty accurate. > Have fun > > O by the way make sure you have the newest ppp software > downloadable from http://www.awfulhak.org/ppp.html With this latest version, it's better to add 0 0 HISADDR which is the same as add default HISADDR rather than add 0 0 208.146.12.64 The difference is that using HISADDR makes it a ``sticky route'' that will change any time the IP number changes through negotiation etc. Of course this won't happen with static IPs, but I thought it was worth mentioning. > Have fun > /SD > FreeBSD 2.2.6-STABLE #0: Sat Jun 27 15:11:12 EDT 1998 > "If it's not one thing it's something else" -- Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org>, <brian@FreeBSD.org>, <brian@OpenBSD.org> <http://www.Awfulhak.org>; Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour.... To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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