Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 18:31:07 -0700 From: Kevin <kevink@mindless.com> To: Anders <gollum@rdc.cl> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: pppd question. Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.19981021183107.007a0290@pop.netaddress.com> In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19981021221915.007a8510@rdc.cl>
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doy ou have a /etc/resolv.conf file? should look something like: domain yourisp.com nameserver 200.27.2.2 later At 10:19 PM 10/21/98 -0400, you wrote: > >This may be a stupid question (no, in fact I am very sure now that it is a >stupid quesion :), but I have read all the docs, looked at all the man >pages, and checked the Handbook and FAQ. > >My ISP uses dynamic IP addressing, and in the past (and from this windows >machine), I have not had to enter his IP address in order to connect. I >use PAP to connect. > >I can correctly call the ISP, connect, and then pppd ends successfully, >(still connected, of course), but when I try to ping anybody, or use ftp, I >get "No route to host." errors. I normally have needed to enter a DNS >address to connect correctly, but this time I have not found any place to >give the information to the pppd program, or in which config file I should >put it. >The DNS is '200.27.2.2', and the domain for the ISP is 'rdc.cl' > >It seems that the pppd program is working perfectly except for this little >(major) detail, and at the end, right before quitting, it prints out my IP >and my ISP's IP. I have tried playing with the /etc/ppp/options file >countless times, and still the same error occurs. Another interesting >thing: When I put 'defaultroute' into the options file, trying to ping >somebody gives a "Permission denied." error (or something like that). > >I still cannot get my kernel PPP (from pppd) connection to work. Here is >the '/etc/ppp/options' file: > ># >/dev/cuaa0 115200 >crtscts >modem >connect 'chat -f /etc/ppp/dial.chat' >domain rdc.cl >demand >user anders >##defaultroute## >idle 120 ># > > >and here's '/etc/ppp/dial.chat' ># >ABORT BUSY >ABORT 'NO CARRIER' >TIMEOUT 5 >'' ATZ >OK ATDT3111732 >TIMEOUT 40 >CONNECT ># > > >And my '/etc/ppp/pap-secrets' ># >anders * mypassword ># > >If you know what is wrong, or you know where I specify my DNS address, >because I (perhaps wrongly) feel that this is probably my problem, then I >would really appreciate some help. Like I said above, I have read all the >docs and man pages, and I have "The Complete FreeBSD", which got me this >far but does not mention the need for a DNS anywhere, unless I just missed it. > >Thanks. > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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