Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 09:29:45 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> To: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org>, "Andrey A. Chernov" <ache@nagual.pp.ru>, current@FreeBSD.ORG, brian@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Recent interface/routing changes breaks on-demand PPP Message-ID: <200103260829.f2Q8Tjv01290@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Message from Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.ORG> of "Mon, 26 Mar 2001 09:42:02 %2B0300." <20010326094202.A97610@sunbay.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
> On Sun, Mar 25, 2001 at 02:46:22AM +0100, Brian Somers wrote: > > > > On Fri, Mar 23, 2001 at 23:11:56 +0000, Brian Somers wrote: > > > > > 1. Ppp is in -auto mode (or a ``set mode auto'' has been done). > > > > > Here, ppp configures the interface as soon as it sees the ``set > > > > > ifaddr'' line and never undoes that configuration. An ``add'' > > > > > with a fixed IP number would never have worked if it's before the > > > > > ``set ifaddr''. If it's after the ``set ifaddr'', nothing should > > > > > ever remove it (as the interface will stay configured). > > > > > > > > > > 2. Ppp is not in -auto mode. Here, ppp won't assign the interface > > > > > address 'till IPCP is up. Any attempt to ``add'' a route with a > > > > > static IP number in ppp.conf should fail. > > > > > > > > > > So, the recent routing changes shouldn't have made a difference. > > > > > > > > > > Anyone know what I'm missing ? Andre, what does your ppp.conf look > > > > > like and how are you running ppp ? > > > > > > > > ppp in -auto mode, "add" is after "set ifaddr" > > > > > > In which case your interface should stay configured despite the link > > > coming down and your route should *not* be deleted. > > > > > > I'll see if I can reproduce this here (I need to upgrade a machine > > > first). > > > > This was happening because ppp was deleting then re-adding the > > interface address when IPCP came up, causing the new routing code to > > nuke the static route. I've added an optimisation to stop this from > > happening, so your configuration should work ok again with > > src/usr.sbin/ppp/iface.c 1.17. > > > You mean, ppp(8) does not do this now if negotiated address does not change? Yep. > -- > Ruslan Ermilov Oracle Developer/DBA, > ru@sunbay.com Sunbay Software AG, > ru@FreeBSD.org FreeBSD committer, > +380.652.512.251 Simferopol, Ukraine > > http://www.FreeBSD.org The Power To Serve > http://www.oracle.com Enabling The Information Age -- Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org> <brian@[uk.]FreeBSD.org> <http://www.Awfulhak.org>; <brian@[uk.]OpenBSD.org> Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour ! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?200103260829.f2Q8Tjv01290>