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Date:      Thu, 1 Feb 1996 08:57:45 -0500
From:      Jerry Kendall <jerry@border.com>
To:        Kent Hansson <Kent.Hansson@abc.se>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: PPP
Message-ID:  <96Feb1.090501est.20494@janus.border.com>
In-Reply-To: <199601311833.TAA07052@bure.abc.se>

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Did you setup a default route from your system out to the ISP's side of
things.... If not, ask the ISP for the IP address to use for their
end of things.... Then enter 'route add default <IP address from ISP>'

If this works, modifiy the startup scripts to do this for you..


On Wed, 31 Jan 1996, Kent Hansson wrote:

> 
> Hi all!
> First i`d like to thank everyone who`s working width FreeBSD it`s 
> GREAT.
> 
> Now my question. I am trying to connect to my ISP i`m using iijPPP 
> and doublechecked all configurations. I can connect to my ISP but if 
> i try for example telnet i just get the message "trying x.x.x.x" i 
> have the IP in "hosts". Is there any known problems not described in 
> the handbook or do anyone have any idea were i could start to look 
> for truoble.
> 
> I`m a novice in networking so this could be a simple problem. 
> 
> I`ve just upgraded to 2.1
> 
> Thanks
> 
> "I`m still learning"
> Kent.Hansson@abc.se
> 

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                    Jerry Kendall      Border Network Technologies Inc.
         System Software Engineer      Tel +1-416-368-7157 ext 303
                 jerry@border.com      Fax +1-416-368-7178





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