Date: Mon, 31 May 1999 10:24:49 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> To: Ben Stuart <stuart@i2k.com> Cc: "James A. Mutter" <jmutter@netwalk.com>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: natd/ppp problem Message-ID: <199905310924.KAA63862@keep.lan.Awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 31 May 1999 01:31:15 EDT." <Pine.BSI.4.05L.9905310126150.21271-100000@onramp.i2k.com>
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Have a look at http://www.FreeBSD.org/FAQ/userppp.html. There's a bit in there about this. Things probably ``don't work'' without the alias switch because you've got a dynamic IP an are expecting the ``first connection'' to work (this is also in the FAQ). > James- > Well, thats a good question. If I don't use the -alias switch ppp > doesnt work at all (same symptoms as my "freezing" problem, no > communcation with remote machines). It does dial, etc, but no > communcation. When ppp does start, it says it is using interface tun0. > Is this correct, or should it be using ppp0? Also, I don't think this is > an isp problem; ive been using this isp for a long time and have never had > this problem before. > > -ben > > On Mon, 31 May 1999, James A. Mutter wrote: > > > > > Why are you using 'natd' and 'ppp -alias'? > > Running ppp with the -alias switch does it's own 'form' of natd. For > > most situations, you won't need both. > > > > On Mon, 31 May 1999, Ben Stuart wrote: > > > > :Hello- > > : I am having a problem that I cannot seem to find any information > > :about. I have setup my 3.1-RELEASE box as a gateway for my lan. I > > :followed the directions in the handbook/man pages for setting up PPP, and > > :it seems to work correctly ( i use the command ppp -background -alias isp > > :to start ppp). I also did the same for natd, which also is > > :(kinda) working. The problem is that after running for hours > > :problem-free, natd and/or ppp will just freeze. I cannot connect to any > > :remote computers (telnet, ftp, http), nor can anyone connect to me. I > > :think it may have something to do with my routes getting messed up, > > :because when i do a "netstat -r" after it freezes, no routes are printed > > :and I have to ctrl+c to get back to a prompt. There doesnt seem > > :to be any particular reason that causes this freeze. Hopefully I > > :explained this somewhat clearly, and I hope someone can help. If you need > > :anymore information (my ppp.conf, etc) let me know. > > : > > :Thanks alot, > > :Ben Stuart -- Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org> <brian@FreeBSD.org> <http://www.Awfulhak.org>; <brian@OpenBSD.org> Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour ! <brian@uk.FreeBSD.org> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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