Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 16:57:15 -0400 (EDT) From: William Melanson <wjm@gate.net> To: Andy Ellifson <andy@thelocation.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: pppd doesn't ifconfig ppp0 Message-ID: <Pine.A41.4.03.9908251652410.2196-100000@tiwa.gate.net> In-Reply-To: <37C41825.43B57EDC@thelocation.com>
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On Wed, 25 Aug 1999, Andy Ellifson wrote: % % I have read the entire quide describing how to setup FreeBSD 3.2 to do % kernel ppp as a client. The machine dials up the ISP correctly and % connects. The only problem is that the interface never appears. If I % do a netstat -rn after the machine is dialed-up the ppp0 interface % doesn't exist. I have tried manually ifconfig'n the ppp0 interface with % the values. It will then appear but not function (I'm probably not % doing it right). The ppp0 interface has been added in % /etc/defaults/rc.conf. I have set this up numerous time in 2.2.x but % never in 3.2. Anyone have an suggestions on the differences can be % causing this to happen in 3.2? % Hello, After you establish your connection. "ifconfig ppp0" will show you the actual address which has been assigned to this "ppp0" interface. The "netstat -rn" command is used in viewing routes. An excellent place to begin your quest of "ip aliasing" or adding additional routes would be: http://www.cypher.net/~black/ipalias.html - Bill To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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