From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Apr 25 18:23:20 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id SAA25959 for questions-outgoing; Thu, 25 Apr 1996 18:23:20 -0700 (PDT) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id SAA25953 for ; Thu, 25 Apr 1996 18:23:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from msmith@localhost by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.6.12/8.6.9) id KAA27291; Fri, 26 Apr 1996 10:50:48 +0930 From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199604260120.KAA27291@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: routed flags (fwd) To: craig@ProGroup.COM (Craig Shaver) Date: Fri, 26 Apr 1996 10:50:47 +0930 (CST) Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org, craig@tuna.progroup.com In-Reply-To: <199604252200.PAA12004@seabass.progroup.com> from "Craig Shaver" at Apr 25, 96 03:00:33 pm MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Craig Shaver stands accused of saying: > > I just started using a freebsd box for my ppp connection after using a > Solaris 5.4 box for some time. The connection is to stay up all of > the time to provide a low speed (28.8) permanent connection to the > internet. Should this box be a "gateway", a "defaultrouter", and what > should the routed flag be? The box should be a gateway. The 'defautrouter' should be the address of the machine at the other end of the connection. You do not need routed at all. > Craig Shaver (craig@progroup.com) (415)390-0654 -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[