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Date:      Fri, 04 Dec 1998 01:34:16 +0000
From:      Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org>
To:        Anatoly V Ivanov <main@main.ru>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: ppp (pppd) leaving tunN (pppN) up! 
Message-ID:  <199812040134.BAA38280@dev.lan.awfulhak.org>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 29 Nov 1998 23:22:31 %2B0300." <7973.981129@main.ru> 

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> I'm terribly sorry for trouble, but I've lost any hope.
> 
> I've used FreeBSD 2.2.5 as ppp dialup server, and sometimes it left
> an interface (tunN in case of ppp, pppN in case of pppd) in UP state
> with IP address given!
> 
> look what i got:
> >Nov 29 22:29:54 mordor ppp[9271]: Phase: bundle: Network
> >Nov 29 22:29:55 mordor ppp[9271]: Error: SetIPaddress: ioctl(SIOCAIFADDR): File exists
> >Nov 29 22:29:55 mordor ppp[9271]: Error: ipcp_InterfaceUp: unable to set ip address
> >Nov 29 22:29:55 mordor ppp[9271]: Phase: bundle: Terminate
> 
> But there was a hope what this strange bug will be removed from FreeBSD
> and/or ppp(d) implementation, but now I'm using FreeBSD 3.0 and the bug
> still here.
> 
> It's alive even when i changed my pap mgetty shell from ppp to pppd.
> 
> Is it known bug or it's the only my bad luck? And can you help me?

Immediately after opening the /dev/tunX device, ppp cleans up the 
interface.  Can you give more details - enable ``ipcp'' and ``debug'' 
logs with the latest ppp from http://www.Awfulhak.org/ppp.html ?

> With best wishes, Anatoly.

Cheers.
-- 
Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org>, <brian@FreeBSD.org>, <brian@OpenBSD.org>
      <http://www.Awfulhak.org>;
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....



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