Date: Wed, 2 Dec 1998 09:42:43 +0100 (CET) From: Malte Lance <malte.lance@gmx.net> To: G.Sittig@abo.FreiePresse.DE Cc: freebsd-isdn@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: isppp + dynamic IP Message-ID: <199812020842.JAA00563@neuron.webmore.prv> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.02.9811251912030.27943-100000@speedy.gsinet>
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On 25 Nov, Gerhard Sittig wrote: > On Wed, 25 Nov 1998, Malte Lance wrote: > >> On 25 Nov, Gerhard Sittig wrote: >> > >> > [ ... "misconfigured" interface upon hangup since the >> > address is assigned dynamically and so it's obsolete ... ] >> >> Hehe ... dynamic oscillating system ( ugghh... yet another DOS ;) >> With my changes the interface fall back to the initial configured >> local-IP-adr or any other explicitly given IP-adr. This was >> due to the dynamic-system-games i had to play with my firewall >> when the interface was changing it's local IP-adr on each dialup. >> After the line was hung up, my firewall-let-through-a-dialup-trigger- >> packet-rule was useless. > > Don't get me wrong, please. The frequency (if any) of this system > will be the frequency you hangup with and call "route" or something > without -n or trigger any other DNS query ... Aha ... ok. Ever tried a tcpdump on isppp without the "-n" option ? That's a real fun, if isppp is the route for your DNS-packets. >> Glad to hear that .... life could be soooo simple. > > ... if all the unices would be somewhat more close together instead > of being split even more than the few mainstream systems spread all > over ? SCNR Sad but very true. Malte. > G.Sittig@abo.FreiePresse.DE -- Malte Lance. --- composed with TkRat To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isdn" in the body of the message
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