Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1998 17:02:41 -0800 (AKDT) From: Dustin Andrews <dustin@infoinsights.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ppp to my ISP Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980411165938.15098F-100000@nothing.infoinsights.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980411164353.15098D-100000@nothing.infoinsights.com>
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Duh Let me anser my own question here. In the rc.conf file the Gateway value needs to bet set to the gatway machine on the other side of the network. In my the case the portmaster that answers the call. it had a bogus value from when i plugged the box into my lan to download the dist files. -- Dustin Andrews | w2.polar.net/~dustin | dustin@infoinsights.com Tiring of Microsoft? Free (really cool) OS ==> www.freebsd.org "I see the light at the end of the tunnel, someone please tell me that it's not a train" --Cracker On Sat, 11 Apr 1998, Dustin Andrews wrote: }Using the Pedantic PPP primer i have set my box up to be a 'proxy' on my }local network. } }My freebsd is running on a 486dx 66 with 8 megs of ram. (it was free =). }I have the generuc kernel running with the min. dist. installed. } } }I have made it through all of the stuff in up to 'testing the network' }which is empty. } }when I execute } } ppp -ddial -alias myisp } }two things happen: }1. it takes about 60 seconds to do anything at all. }2. It dials out and connects. } }I get my assigned ip address and the ISP says I am connected (I have root }privs on the portmaster). However when I ping my IP address from the other }side of the line (the ISP side) I get no ping. } }Nor can I ping hosts on the outside of the box once the connection is up. } }If you are interested in seeing my ppp.conf file i will be happy to }oblige. } }Does anyone have any hints for me? I thought I was decent at TCP/IP but }this is kicking my butt. I need to get it up soon since I stole the modem }from my Win95 proxy box (blech, I hated that) and my roomates are getting }Internet withdrawal pangs. } }-- }Dustin Andrews | w2.polar.net/~dustin | dustin@infoinsights.com }Tiring of Microsoft? Free (really cool) OS ==> www.freebsd.org } "I see the light at the end of the tunnel, someone please tell me }that it's not a train" --Cracker } } }To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org }with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message } To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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