From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Jul 31 5:49: 2 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from nash.pubnix.net (Nash.pubnix.net [192.172.250.4]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3678A14D32 for ; Sat, 31 Jul 1999 05:48:47 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from madamus@connectalk.com) Received: from connectalk.com (ppp-163-2.pubnix.net [205.236.163.2] (may be forged)) by nash.pubnix.net (8.8.8/8.8.7) with ESMTP id IAA10085; Sat, 31 Jul 1999 08:48:38 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from madamus@connectalk.com) Message-ID: <37A441BF.32DA0F10@connectalk.com> Date: Sun, 01 Aug 1999 08:46:55 -0400 From: Michel Adamus X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Ford Prefect Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ppp -auto -alias References: <3.0.3.32.19990730162907.00ed2b20@pop.interaccess.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG It sound like your machine is not running a DNS. When you connect to your machine you probably use names so the box is connecting inorder to resolv the name. Try connecting using it's IP or install a DNS on that box for your internal network. If this is not the case, more info is needed. -A. Ford Prefect wrote: > > I have a machine configured as a gateway between my network and my isp. I'm > using ppp -auto -alias myisp in my rc.local to connect. outbound > connections work great, but when I try to connect to the gateway machine > itself, it dials out before connecting. I've tried using a dial filter to > deny local machines connecting local machines but it didn't work. (probably > more likley my filter than it not working) > > any idea on how to stop this? > > -Steve > > +-----------------------------------------------------+ > | If we knew what we were doing, | > | it wouldn't be research. | > | | > | Steve Kacsmark stevek@guide.chi.il.us | > +-----------------------------------------------------+ > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message