Date: Thu, 25 Sep 1997 02:11:17 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org> To: "Keith Spencer" <bsd@smmc.qld.edu.au> Cc: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Greg & all...start_if.tun0 <> OK Message-ID: <199709250111.CAA28507@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 25 Apr 1997 09:11:56 %2B1000." <199709242157.HAA25783@smmcroute.smmc.qld.edu.au>
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> Hi,
> I followed your previous instructions to auto start ppp at boot.
> In rc.local the command ppp -auto -alias ISP works.
> I put this line in /etc/start_if.tun0 instaead as suggested & it
> doesn't appear to work.
> i.e. ping xx.xx.xx.xx doesn't initiate a dial out. Other strange
> effects...Have I got things set up right??... with ppp -auto ISP
> running
> a) ping localhost gives a blank line
> b) ping xx.xx.xx.xx gives a blank line response as well
> c) ifconfig -a reports none of the interfaces...lo0 tun0 de0 sl0
> as being RUNNING or UP ????
Have you got tun0 mentioned in your network_interfaces variable ?
[.....]
> Keith Spencer
> Teacher...St Margaret Marys College
> Townsville Australia
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