Date: Sat, 11 Oct 1997 19:19:38 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org> To: lnb <beef@beef.tht.net> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG, support@cdrom.com, jonni@tht.net Message-ID: <199710111819.TAA01972@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 10 Oct 1997 17:19:34 EDT." <Pine.BSF.3.96.971010170305.320B-100000@beef.tht.net>
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> Hello, > > I have been sending numerous mail regarding the problem of connecting or > rather the inability to get out on the net with ppp. > > Today i tried something which seems to have worked. The question is, why > is it working if what i did does not go along with both the FreeBSD > Handbook and PPP(8) man page. > > This is what I did. > > 1) changed ppp.conf in the dial script to login using my sons username and > password. It connected to the 1st portmaster 209.47.145.10 which is the > one I could never get out on. I left the "set ifaddr" to 209.47.145.213 > (my static IP) and found I could not get out as usual. > > 2) I changed the "set ifaddr" to 10.0.0.1/0 10.0.0.2/0 and dialed back in > and saw with "show route" in ppp on BEEF> that i was again connected to > the first portmaster with the IP as shown above for this particular > portmaster. > > I tried a traceroute to www.freebsd.org and presto I was able to get > out. > > 3) I then went back in to ppp.conf and put in the login script my username > and password. I left the set ifaddr to 10.0.0.1/0 10.0.0.2/0 and redialed > back to my ISP. Again i hit on the first portmaster and I am able to now > connect and get out on the net. The show route also shows that my addr is > the static one assigned to me which is 209.47.145.213 > > Here is the show route: > > PPP ON beef> show route > default 209.47.145.10 ffffffff UG (1) > 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 ffffffff UH (3) > 205.236.175.139 209.47.145.10 ffffffff UGH (1) > 209.47.145.2 209.47.145.10 ffffffff UGH (1) > 209.47.145.10 209.47.145.213 ffffffff UH (1) > PPP ON beef> > > As I asked before, why does this work, when infact, the man page and the > FreeBSD Handbook both tell me to put in set ifaddr my static ip, and when > i do i can't get out anywhere????? > > Maybe this might be helpful to someone else encountering the same > problems i did. > > > Thank you for reading this and for any response you may give > > Lanny Baron You'll need to supply more information. Check the current FAQ on http://www.freebsd.org/FAQ/FAQ.html (section 10.7 I think). -- Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org>, <brian@FreeBSD.org>, <bri@OpenBSD.org> <http://www.Awfulhak.org>; Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....
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