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Date:      Wed, 12 May 1999 13:42:31 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        kupek <lordhaize@jps.net>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: couple of small? problems with 3.1
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.03.9905121341450.23756-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <37374F99.77A80C53@jps.net>

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On Mon, 10 May 1999, kupek wrote:

> I seem to be having a couple of minor problems with 3.1. I think
> beforehand i need to give a little info on my setup thought. Im using my
> freebsd box to connect to my isp, and using the ppp -alias option to
> allow my lan access to the net using my freebsd box as a gateway. My
> dialup ip number is dynamic, and to get a static
> ip address im using a service that provides a hostname that translates
> into your current ip address.
> 
> The first problem im having is i keep getting this message from syslogd
> on my console: 
> May 10 13:40:52 slipstream sendmail[361]: gethostbyaddr(192.168.1.3)
> failed: 1
> 
> I'm not sure what this is for, but I know sendmail should be using my
> normal ip address and not my lan
> address...

Or someone sent mail from this address. Fix your DNS so that 192.168.1.3
reverse-resolves.

> The second problem i'm having is whenever i get disconnected from my
> isp, ppp auto reconnects (im using the -ddial argument to ppp). However,
> every time it reconnects, it doesn't seem to be deleting my old IP 
> address. right now, this is what I get from doing an ifconfig tun0:
> 
> tun0: flags=8051<UP,POINTTOPOINT,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1524
>         inet 216.119.27.53 --> 255.255.255.255 netmask 0xffffffff
>         inet 216.119.27.81 --> 255.255.255.255 netmask 0xffffffff
>         inet 216.119.27.137 --> 216.119.31.19 netmask 0xffffff00
> 
> My current ip address at the time is 216.119.27.137, that should be the
> only valid ip address.
> 
> Anyone know whats up?

Copy /etc/ppp/ppp.linkup.sample to /etc/ppp/ppp.linkup and amend
accordingly.

Doug White                               
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
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