From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon May 19 14:46:33 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC85837B401 for ; Mon, 19 May 2003 14:46:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: from software6.bu.edu (software6.bu.edu [128.197.27.42]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C378A43F75 for ; Mon, 19 May 2003 14:46:32 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jhoder@bu.edu) Received: (from nobody@localhost)id RAA11855 for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; Mon, 19 May 2003 17:46:31 -0400 (EDT) From: jhoder@bu.edu X-Authentication-Warning: software6.bu.edu: nobody set sender to jhoder@bu.edu using -f To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 17:46:31 -0400 Message-ID: <1053380791.3ec950b7a6313@www.bu.edu> X-Mailer: SilkyMail v1.1.7 30-June-2002 BU MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Originating-IP: 128.197.245.169 X-Forwarded-For: 128.197.245.169 Subject: PPP X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 21:46:34 -0000 hi, first, i've read a *lot* on the website and this project is extremely well- documented. thanks to all for the work. i know a lot more about serial connectivity that i did when i started, however i still have an unresolved ppp issue. QUESTION 1: it seems that there is a difference between freebsd 4.2 and 4.7 which allows me to use ppp. using ppp on version 4.2 i get the following prompt: ppp ON > and can (on some occasions) get a stable connection and ping a remote server successfully, use a browser, etc. with 4.7 ppp however, i see "localhost" in the prompt. and i get no successful pings, and also "no route to host" errors when i try to use a browser. could someone explain the difference, and what i might need to do to 4.7 to correct this? QUESTION 2: despite trying many different options in ppp.conf, i only get a successful authentication with my isp about half the time i connect. i've tried enabling dns since i have dns server addresses in resolv.conf. sometimes, i think i have it fixed, and then, almost randomly, i get a failed authentication (that is, instead of seeing the capitol p's i get some weird machine code symbols and then lower case p's, and then lose the connection. any help you can offer would be appreciated. if you need more info from me, let me know. john