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From: Nate Williams <nate@sri.MT.net>
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To: "Jay L. West" <jlwest@tseinc.com>
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Subject: Re: Several misc. questions on user mode PPP
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> >> 1) I thought I had seen discussion in the mail list archives on doing 'arp'
> >> commands when using iijPPP on dial in lines. Is it really necessary or am I
> >> halucinating :))? Aren't arp entries added automatically via the ifconfig
> >> for the tunx devices anyway?
> >
> >Sure, but the other machines on the same network don't have a route to
> >the box.
> 
> So.... do the arp commands get typed on a machine connecting via iijppp? 

The arp entries are added on the PPP server box, not the client.
Whomever you are connecting to must allow proxy-arp routing to you.


Nate