Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 18:51:40 +0000 From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> To: Chuck Robey <chuckr@mat.net> Cc: FreeBSD-Hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ppp server side startup commands Message-ID: <199902121851.SAA55040@keep.lan.Awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 11 Feb 1999 20:58:28 EST." <Pine.BSF.4.05.9902112051570.317-100000@picnic.mat.net>
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Add ``enable proxy'' for the proxy arp behaviour that you want and
something like ``add HISADDR/24 HISADDR'' if you want to route to
more than just a single machine.
They're automatically removed when ppp exits.
> I was wondering if someone can make suggestion here, regarding getting
> startup actions run, ON THE PPP SERVER.
>
> I run user-ppp, where the login is done via chap. The user never has to
> enter any password; the getty process recognizes the incoming frame as
> a ppp hdlc frame, and starts up a ppp process just fine. The login
> works perfectly.
>
> The problem comes in when, for instance, the ppp user has a second box
> that needs to be introduced into the routing. Manually, to do this, on
> the server (as root) an arp -s command, and a route add command, has to
> be run, then the second box (this is with static ip) works perfectly.
> I've tried doing this with either the !bg or sh commands in ppp.linkup,
> but those commands seem to be run with the user's permission level, and
> the arp and route commands must be run as root.
>
> There are like commands (arp and route commands) that also have to be
> run on ppp takedown, to eliminate the routes. Does anyone know how to
> get this automated, so that it happens automatically on ppp startup and
> takedown?
>
> Note that I said that !bg and sh aren't doing it, I think that their
> permission levels are wrong.
>
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