Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 13:45:52 +1000 From: "Doug Young" <dougy@gargoyle.apana.org.au> To: "Christopher Michaels" <ChrisMic@clientlogic.com> Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: PPP Stuff Message-ID: <030c01beede3$2b76fd10$817e03cb@2000> References: <6C37EE640B78D2118D2F00A0C90FCB4401105BD4@site2s1>
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> > > >show ipcp > > > > > Would you please explain what this does ?? > > > Technically, I don't know exactly what it does other than display > some IP information. The purpose of this was to determine the ip address on > the other side of the link... which you appear to already know. OK .... so do I need to do anything about "IPCP" or not ..... its listed in my ppp.conf file in the "set log" section but thats all as far as I know ....... where else should it be listed. ?? > > > > Whatever is listed as his address type in the following > > > >add 0 0 HIS_IP_ADDRESS > > > Ok, so 'add 0 0 203.3.126.1', this can be added to the config file, > but that can be dealt with at a later time. > My ppp.conf file now goes pmdemand set phone "32524971" set login (rest as standard) set timeout 12000 (what to put here for permant connection ??) set ifaddress 203.3.126.129 203.3.126.1 add 0 0 203.3.126.1 (I don't have a ppp.linkup file so HISADDR is irrelevant) enable dns Does this look OK ?? Now about that "ddial" stuff ...... there isn't anything about it in ppp.conf, so exactly what do I need to do ...... typing "MAN ppp" just tells me "No Manual entry for ppp". I printed out the PPP MAN from FreeBSD.org, trying fairly unsuccessfully to make some headway with it What I (and probably most people new to this stuff) need to be able to comprehend what to do is simple "step by step" instructions, not heaps of MAN pages that are apparently written in some language I never learned > What does auto do you ask? It automatically dials the isp whenever > a connection is requested, and generally drops the connection after lack of > use. Since you want the connection to be 24/7 you use -ddial instead, which > will attempt to stay dialed 24/7. ENTRY_IN_PPPCONF refers the the enter in > /etc/ppp/ppp.conf that you need to create for this to work. OK ..... at least in theory ...... but the info in the PPP MAN doesn't tell me anything about just how to set autodial up .... doesn't anyone who writes this stuff ever think that just maybe someone reading it is doing so in order to actually find how to set things up ?? Its OK for those who know exactly what they are doing, but useless for those who don't. Since its way beyond my ability to even think about messing with chat scripts at this point, is there any reason to confuse myself any further with autodial if it involves chat stuff ?? > As I said, you want ddial (dedicated dial) instead of auto since > ddial will attempt to keep the connection up as long as possible. Simple question ...... does "ddial" require knowledge of chatscripts or not ?? If so ..... its something I better leave alone til I have time and inclination to mess with it as I've never been able to understand anything about chatscripts. Maybe someone will port some ppp setup utility like wvdial to BSD before I go through that trauma. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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