Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 12:26:09 +0000 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=DEor=F0ur?= Ivarsson <spammer@spam.org> To: doconnor@ist.flinders.edu.au Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Dial on demand with dynamic IP Message-ID: <3469A061.41C67EA6@spam.org> References: <199711121115.VAA04516@holly.rd.net>
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Daniel J. O'Connor wrote: > > Hi, > I was wondering if it was possible to get dial on demand working with a > dynamic IP. I realise it would be difficult, and as far as I can tell you'd > _need_ IP aliasing, but how I envisage it working would be as follows. > > Run an app that sends a packet(telnet, mail.. whatever)0 > The PPP process dials up, and then gets the IP it's to use, and then aliases > the packet according to that IP. > Everything works like normal :) > > I think this would be possible with IJPPP but I'm not sure (you'd have to make > sure the aliasing happens at the right time - ie after any dialup event). > > Is it worth a try? Is anyone alreay doing it? :) > > --------------- > Daniel O'Connor > 3rd Year Computer Science at Flinders University > http://www.geocities.com.au/CapeCanaveral/7200 I do run IIJPPP with dynamic IP and IP aliasing auto: set authname bla bla bla set authkey bla bla bla accept pap set ifaddr 194.144.208.200/24 194.144.208.34/24 add 0 255.255.255.255 194.144.208.34 # and start 'ppp -alias -auto auto' this works for me! You have to change the IP to something resonable for your end -- Þórður Ívarsson Thordur Ivarsson Rafeindavirki Electronic technician Norðurgötu 30 Nordurgotu 30 Box 309 Box 309 602 Akureyri 602 Akureyri Ísland Iceland --------------------------------------------- FreeBSD has good features, Some others are full of unwanted features! ---------------------------------------------
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