Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2000 09:10:49 -0700 (PDT) From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Greg=20Quinlan?= <gwq_uk@yahoo.com> To: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> Cc: FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.ORG, FreeBSD-Stable@FreeBSD.ORG, brian@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org Subject: Re: PPP problem still! was PPP complains of invalid net mask??? Message-ID: <20000602161049.14831.qmail@web1405.mail.yahoo.com>
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Brian, 139.230.216.112 netmask 255.255.255.128 (existing ppp) 139.230.59.227 netmask 255.255.255.0 (new ppp, not working) Of course I have not supplied the exact addresses but the effect is the same! Thanks Greg --- Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> wrote: > I know little about pppd, but it looks as if pppd is > adding a route > based on the supplied netmask. > > You don't mention the relevant IP numbers, but it > sounds as if > they're conflicting (one IP resides on another > already-routable > network). > > > Hi All, > > > > I sent this message a week ago but got no reply. > Does > > anyone out there have more than one PPP dialup > link > > working?? > > > > Or a straight forward way I can debug a pure CHAP > > link? > > > > <<<< Original message below >>>> > > > > Recently while trying to set up a second PPP link > > (ppp1) I encounted an error; PPP complained that > the > > netmask of 255.255.255.0 was invalid. > > > > I believe it may have something to do with the > fact > > that I already have one PPP link (ppp0) which has > a > > network mask of 255.255.255.128. > > > > I am using kernel ppp with - 'pppd file > options.vpn' > > as the command. > > > > Setting the netmask to 255.255.255.128 on the > second > > link (ppp1) allows the dialer script to dial and > make > > the connection, but this mask is not valid for the > > client/gateway combination. Also, despite the fact > > that I do NOT specify the 'defaultroute' option in > > > the second ppp link options file (options.vpn) > pppd > > attempts to add it giving an error: 'default route > > exists' > > > > Anyone got a clue what's wrong. I am running 3.4S > from > > about midway through Feb/00. > > > > Thanks > > > > Greg > > > > ps. I'm not in the mailing list :( (could not cope > > with the volume)ie. please include me in replies!! > > -- > Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org> > <brian@[uk.]FreeBSD.org> > <http://www.Awfulhak.org>; > <brian@[uk.]OpenBSD.org> > Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour ! __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos -- now, 100 FREE prints! http://photos.yahoo.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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