From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Sep 24 18:12:24 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id SAA13256 for questions-outgoing; Wed, 24 Sep 1997 18:12:24 -0700 (PDT) Received: from awfulhak.demon.co.uk (awfulhak.demon.co.uk [158.152.17.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id SAA13247 for ; Wed, 24 Sep 1997 18:12:20 -0700 (PDT) Received: from gate.lan.awfulhak.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by awfulhak.demon.co.uk (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id CAA28507; Thu, 25 Sep 1997 02:11:17 +0100 (BST) Message-Id: <199709250111.CAA28507@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0zeta 7/24/97 To: "Keith Spencer" cc: Greg Lehey , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Greg & all...start_if.tun0 <> OK In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 25 Apr 1997 09:11:56 +1000." <199709242157.HAA25783@smmcroute.smmc.qld.edu.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Thu, 25 Sep 1997 02:11:17 +0100 From: Brian Somers Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > 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 -- Brian , , Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....