Date: Fri, 01 Aug 1997 04:09:09 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org> To: /dev/nothin <nothin@netquest.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: dialup dynamic ppp Message-ID: <199708010309.EAA05010@awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 31 Jul 1997 13:07:06 EDT." <2.2.32.19970731170706.00689250@mail.netquest.com>
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> Well.. I followed the instructions for a dialup dynamic ppp connection in
> the FreeBSD handbook word for word, but when the scripts were executed with
> ppp -auto provider, I received an error saying somthing like no destination
> found in conf and it dosn't even dial out. When I just type ppp.. term..
> atdtNUM-BERS... its connects goes into ppp packet mode, then I type shell
> and ifconfig -a and it says I have a inet connection over tun0 and it lists
> my assinged ip and the gateway, but when I try to ping any of netquets boxes
> or netquests providers boxes, I just get the typical "no route to host
> error" I am pretty sure I have /etc/hosts and /etc/resolv.conf configed
> correctly, if you could shed any light on this matter I would be extremely
> greatfull..
You need to "add 0 0 HISADDR" after entering packet mode, or add a
line saying "add 0 0 x.x.x.x" in ppp.conf (x.x.x.x is the second arg
to "set ifaddr" without any trailing /XX bit.
> /dev/nothin
>
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Brian <brian@awfulhak.org>, <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.org>;
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