From owner-freebsd-isp Tue Jun 15 10: 5:15 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from storm.FreeBSD.org.uk (storm.freebsd.org.uk [194.242.128.198]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 88B31153AB for ; Tue, 15 Jun 1999 10:05:09 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from brian@keep.lan.Awfulhak.org) Received: from keep.lan.Awfulhak.org (keep.lan.Awfulhak.org [172.16.0.8]) by storm.FreeBSD.org.uk (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id SAA94092; Tue, 15 Jun 1999 18:00:26 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from brian@keep.lan.Awfulhak.org) Received: from keep.lan.Awfulhak.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by keep.lan.Awfulhak.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id RAA30755; Tue, 15 Jun 1999 17:59:26 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from brian@keep.lan.Awfulhak.org) Message-Id: <199906151659.RAA30755@keep.lan.Awfulhak.org> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 2/24/98 To: Chuck Robey Cc: Brian Somers , FreeBSD-ISP Subject: Re: ppp using dynamic IPs In-reply-to: Your message of "Sun, 13 Jun 1999 23:29:45 EDT." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 17:59:26 +0100 From: Brian Somers Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > On Mon, 14 Jun 1999, Brian Somers wrote: > > > > I am setting up a new machine, the server side of a bunch of ppp > > > connections, and I have it now working for static IPs. I am letting > > > login do my security checking (owner wants that, it's not my choice), > > > but I need to be able to convert it to using dynamic IPs. > > > > > > I have the user's shell set up as /usr/local/bin/ppplogin, which starts > > > the user's ppp session. Is using dynamic IPs (from the server side, NOT > > > the user side) documented anywhere, of can someone describe what I have > > > to do? I have the block of IPs already. > > > > > > (I'm converting an old BSDi machine to FreeBSD. Owner says I can > > > convert ppp to chap after I get it working the old way first.) > > > > Hmm, this isn't very ``searchable'' in the user-ppp man page (I'll > > add the word ``dynamic'' somwhere :-) > > > > > > Hisaddr may also be specified as a range of IP numbers in the > > format > > > > IP[-IP][,IP[-IP]]... > > > > for example: > > > > set ifaddr 10.0.0.1 10.0.1.2-10.0.1.10,10.0.1.20 > > > > > > The range can be put in ppp.conf as above or even in ppp.secret if > > you want to change the range based on their pap or chap username. > > Great, this actually searches for which numbers are currently not in > use? But of course :-) > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- > Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data > chuckr@picnic.mat.net | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. > 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | > Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run picnic and jaunt, both FreeBSD-current. > (301) 220-2114 | > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- -- Brian Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour ! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message