Date: Thu, 25 Sep 1997 17:10:19 +1000 From: "Keith Spencer" <bsd@smmc.qld.edu.au> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: start_if.tun0 <> OK Message-ID: <199709250555.PAA26244@smmcroute.smmc.qld.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199709250111.CAA28507@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> References: Your message of "Fri, 25 Apr 1997 09:11:56 %2B1000." <199709242157.HAA25783@smmcroute.smmc.qld.edu.au>
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Hi Brian...
I'll include my rc.conf at the end of this message...
> > 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 ?
As you can see I have. (I think)
##############################################################
### Important initial Boot-time options #####################
##############################################################
swapfile="NO" # Set to name of swapfile if aux swapfile desired.
apm_enable="NO" # Set to YES if you want APM enabled.
pccard_enable="NO" # Set to YES if you want to configure PCCARD
devices.
pccard_mem="DEFAULT" # If pccard_enable=YES, this is card memory
address.
pccard_ifconfig="NO" # Specialized pccard ethernet configuration (or
NO).
local_startup="/usr/local/etc/rc.d /usr/X11R6/etc/rc.d" # startup
script dirs.
##############################################################
### Network configuration sub-section ######################
##############################################################
### Basic network options: ###
hostname="station1.smmc.qld.edu.au" # Set this!
nisdomainname="NO" # Set to NIS domain if using NIS (or NO).
firewall="NO" # Set to firewall type or NO for none.
tcp_extensions="YES" # Allow RFC1323 & RFC1544 extensions (or NO).
network_interfaces= "lo0 tun0 de0" # List of network interfaces (lo0
is loopback).
ifconfig_lo0="inet 127.0.0.1" # default loopback device
configuration.
ifconfig_tun0=
ifconfig_de0="inet 203.56.180.200 netmask 255.255.255.0"
### Network daemon (miscellaneous) & NFS options: ###
syslogd_enable="YES" # Run syslog daemon (or NO).
syslogd_flags="" # Flags to syslogd (if enabled).
inetd_flags="" # Optional flags to inetd (always enabled).
named_enable="NO" # Run named, the DNS server (or NO).
named_flags="" # Flags to named (if enabled).
kerberos_server_enable="NO" # Run a kerberos master server (or NO).
rwhod_enable="NO" # Run the rwho daemon (or NO).
amd_enable="NO" # Run amd service with $amd_flags (or NO).
amd_flags="-a /net -c 1800 -k i386 -d my.domain -l syslog /host
/etc/amd.map"
nfs_client_enable="NO" # This host is an NFS client (or NO).
nfs_server_enable="NO" # This host is an NFS server (or NO).
weak_mountd_authentication="NO" # Running PCNFSD / other non-root
nfsd (or NO).
nfs_reserved_port_only="NO" # Provide NFS only on secure port (or
NO).
rpc_lockd_enable="NO" # Run NFS rpc.lockd (*broken!*) if nfs_server.
rpc_statd_enable="YES" # Run NFS rpc.statd if nfs_server (or NO).
portmap_enable="YES" # Run the portmapper service (or NO).
portmap_flags="" # Flags to portmap (if enabled).
xtend_enable="NO" # Run the X-10 power controller daemon.
xtend_flags="" # Flags to xtend (if enabled).
### Network Time Services options: ###
timed_enabled="NO" # Run the time daemon (or NO).
timed_flags="" # Flags to timed (if enabled).
ntpdate_enable="NO" # Run the ntpdate to sync time (or NO).
ntpdate_flags="" # Flags to ntpdate (if enabled).
xntpd_enable="NO" # Run xntpd Network Time Protocol (or NO).
xntpd_flags="" # Flags to xntpd (if enabled).
tickadj_enable="NO" # Run tickadj (or NO).
tickadj_flags="-Aq" # Flags to tickadj (if enabled).
# Network Information Services (NIS) options: ###
nis_client_enable="NO" # We're an NIS client (or NO)
nis_client_flags="" # Flags to ypbind (if enabled).
nis_ypset_enable="NO" # Run ypset at boot time (or NO).
nis_ypset_flags="" # Flags to ypset (if enabled).
nis_server_enable="NO" # We're an NIS server (or NO)
nis_server_flags="" # Flags to ypserv (if enabled).
nis_ypxfrd_enable="NO" # Run rpc.ypxfrd at boot time (or NO).
nis_ypxfrd_flags="" # Flags to rpc.ypxfrd (if enabled).
nis_yppasswdd_enable="NO" # Run rpc.yppasswdd at boot time (or NO).
nis_yppasswdd_flags="" # Flags to rpc.yppasswdd (if enabled).
### Network routing options: ###
defaultrouter="203.20.237.5" # Set to default gateway (or NO).
static_routes="" # Set to static route list (or leave empty).
gateway_enable="YES" # Set to YES if this host will be a gateway.
router_enable="NO" # Set to YES to enable a routing daemon.
router="NO" # Name of routing daemon to use if enabled.
router_flags="-q" # Flags for routing daemon.
mrouted_enable="NO" # Do multicast routing (see /etc/mrouted.conf)
ipxgateway_enable="NO" # Set to YES to enable IPX routing.
ipxrouted_enable="NO" # Set to YES to run the IPX routing daemon.
ipxrouted_flags="" # Flags for IPX routing daemon.
arpproxy_all="" # obsolete kernel option ARP_PROXY_ALL equiv.
##############################################################
### System console options #################################
##############################################################
keymap="NO" # keymap in /usr/share/syscons/keymaps/* (or NO).
keyrate="NO" # keyboard rate to: slow, normal, fast (or NO).
keybell="NO" # bell to duration.pitch or normal or visual (or NO).
keychange="NO" # function keys default values (or NO).
cursor="NO" # cursor type {normal|blink|destructive} (or NO).
scrnmap="NO" # screen map in /usr/share/syscons/scrnmaps/* (or NO).
font8x16="NO" # font 8x16 from /usr/share/syscons/fonts/* (or NO).
font8x14="NO" # font 8x14 from /usr/share/syscons/fonts/* (or NO).
font8x8="NO" # font 8x8 from /usr/share/syscons/fonts/* (or NO).
blanktime="NO" # blank time (in seconds) or "NO" to turn it off.
saver="NO" # screen saver desired: blank/green/snake/star/NO.
mousedtype="NO" # See man page for rc.conf(8) for available
settings.
mousedport="/dev/cuaa0" # Set to your mouse port (required if
mousetype set)
mousedflags="" # Any additional flags to moused.
##############################################################
### Miscellaneous administrative options ###################
##############################################################
lpd_enable="YES" # Run the line printer daemon
sendmail_enable="YES" # Run the sendmail daemon (or NO).
sendmail_flags="-bd" #-q30m" i did this! # -bd is pretty mandatory
savecore_enable="NO" # Save kernel crashdumps for debugging (or NO).
dumpdev="NO" # Device name to crashdump to (if enabled).
check_quotas="NO" # Check quotas (or NO).
accounting="NO" # Turn on process accounting (or NO).
ibcs2_enable="NO" # Ibcs2 (SCO) emulation loaded at startup (or NO).
linux_enable="NO" # Linux emulation loaded at startup (or NO).
rand_irqs="NO" # Stir the entropy pool (or NO).
Keith Spencer
Teacher...St Margaret Marys College
Townsville Australia
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