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Subject: Re: dialup dynamic ppp 
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Date: Fri, 01 Aug 1997 04:09:09 +0100
From: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org>
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> 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. 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.. 

You need to "add 0 0 HISADDR" after entering packet mode, or add a 
line saying "add 0 0 x.x.x.x" in ppp.conf (x.x.x.x is the second arg 
to "set ifaddr" without any trailing /XX bit.

> /dev/nothin
> 

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