Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 19:42:19 +1000 (EST) From: Andrew Perry <andrew@python.shoal.net.au> To: Daniel Duerr <daniel@photoflex.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PPP dial-on-demand question Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.95.970321193933.18109A-100000@python.shoal.net.au> In-Reply-To: <333160A9.4D91@photoflex.com>
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does the ppp section of the prompt change to PPP (uppercase)? If not then the ppp connection hasn't really come up. also, i've tried shelling out of ppp, usually the connection hangs for me too, this may mean that when you shell out of ppp that it no longer works (open to suggestions though). Andrew Perry andrew@shoal.net.au On Thu, 20 Mar 1997, Daniel Duerr wrote: > Date: Thu, 20 Mar 1997 08:07:05 -0800 > From: Daniel Duerr <daniel@photoflex.com> > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: PPP dial-on-demand question > > Hello! > > I just started setting up FreeBSD on a ISDN 128k PPP dial-on-demand > connection. I am having a little problem. Whenever I use 'ppp' and dial > up to my provider, it either connects and then hangs up about 30 seconds > later or I use the '!' key to shell out of PPP and try using ftp or > telnet to connect out of my server which tells me 'xx.xx.xx: unknown > host'. (xx.xx.xx being the name of the server I am trying to get out to) > > Obviously, there is something going on with my DNS. What should I do to > fix this problem? Any ideas would be appreciated... >
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