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From: Christoph Kukulies <kuku@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de>
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Subject: Re: freebsd ppp server won't route
In-Reply-To: <32E7C57C.7DDE@worldnet.att.net> from "Douglas C. Garrick" at "Jan 23, 97 12:09:32 pm"
To: douggarrick@worldnet.att.net (Douglas C. Garrick)
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 10:46:15 +0100 (MET)
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Reply-To: Christoph Kukulies <kuku@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de>
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> I have set up my workstation at my job as a pppserver.  I am running it
> real close to the examples in the handbook and the example ppp files on
> the file system.  
> 
> My home machine dials up fine, the routing tables look good as far as I
> can tell. I enable proxy on my home machine.  The work machine is set up
> running gated and routed -s.  ( i am not sure if should be running
> both?) 

I'd be reluctant in running routed or even gated in a phase
where things are still under construction. I'd use static routes.


> 
> The logs file don't show any complaints.   I am able to telnet to work
> machine but that is all.  I have just finished adding some static routes
> ont the host machine to see if that might be the problem but to
> no-avail.
> 
> With so much looking right I get the feeling there is some really small
> detail that I am missing.

Even at the danger of asking the obvious:

Did you enable the gateway=YES option in your /etc/sysconfig on the
ppp server?



> 
> Any clues.   
> 
> Thanks
> 

--Chris Christoph P. U. Kukulies kuku@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de