Date: Thu, 31 Jul 1997 20:13:38 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: /dev/nothin <nothin@netquest.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: dialup dynamic ppp Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970731201219.11158H-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <2.2.32.19970731170706.00689250@mail.netquest.com>
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On Thu, 31 Jul 1997, /dev/nothin wrote:
> Well.. I followed the instructions for a dialup dynamic ppp connection in
> the FreeBSD handbook word for word, but when the scripts were executed with
> ppp -auto provider, I received an error saying somthing like no destination
> found in conf and it dosn't even dial out.
You may have misconfigured the 'provider' item. Does 'ppp provider' seem
to work OK?
> When I just type ppp.. term..
> atdtNUM-BERS... its connects goes into ppp packet mode, then I type shell
> and ifconfig -a and it says I have a inet connection over tun0 and it lists
> my assinged ip and the gateway, but when I try to ping any of netquets boxes
> or netquests providers boxes, I just get the typical "no route to host
> error" I am pretty sure I have /etc/hosts and /etc/resolv.conf configed
> correctly, if you could shed any light on this matter I would be extremely
> greatfull..
In ppp.linkup add:
add 0 0 HISADDR
to add the default route. Oh, and kill routed in /etc/{sysconfig |
rc.conf} so it doesn't hose your routes.
> /dev/nothin
ln -s /dev/null /dev/nothin ? :-)
Doug White | University of Oregon
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