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Date:      Mon, 31 May 1999 00:40:28 -0400 (EDT)
From:      "James A. Mutter" <jmutter@netwalk.com>
To:        Ben Stuart <stuart@i2k.com>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: natd/ppp problem
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.05.9905310039040.404-100000@insomnia.local.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.4.05L.9905310019290.12914-100000@onramp.i2k.com>

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Why are you using 'natd' and 'ppp -alias'?
Running ppp with the -alias switch does it's own 'form' of natd.  For
most situations, you won't need both.

On Mon, 31 May 1999, Ben Stuart wrote:

:Hello-
:	I am having a problem that I cannot seem to find any information
:about.  I have setup my 3.1-RELEASE box as a gateway for my lan.  I
:followed the directions in the handbook/man pages for setting up PPP, and
:it seems to work correctly ( i use the command ppp -background -alias isp 
:to start ppp).  I also did the same for natd, which also is
:(kinda) working.  The problem is that after running for hours
:problem-free, natd and/or ppp will just freeze.  I cannot connect to any
:remote computers (telnet, ftp, http), nor can anyone connect to me.  I
:think it may have something to do with my routes getting messed up,
:because when i do a "netstat -r" after it freezes, no routes are printed
:and I have to ctrl+c to get back to a prompt.  There doesnt seem
:to be any particular reason that causes this freeze.  Hopefully I
:explained this somewhat clearly, and I hope someone can help.  If you need
:anymore information (my ppp.conf, etc) let me know. 
:
:Thanks alot, 
:Ben Stuart
:
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