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To: Dean <dean@thegrid.net>
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Subject: Re: Getting ppp to find anything
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On Sat, 25 Oct 1997, Dean wrote:

> Folks,
> 	I downloaded FreeBSD from freebst.org about a week ago and it is my first
> real experience with UNIX (I''ve had shell accounts before).  I'm having
> some trouble getting my 'puter connected up to the Internet with ppp.
> Here's what happens:  I open up ppp and tell it to dial my provider (The
> Grid).  It dials and logs in fine.  PPP becomes capatilized and it seems
> that I've negotiated a connection.  But if I try ping or tracertoue,
> nothing comes up.  Traceroute comes back with all *'s, so I don't think it
> is getting an IP or finding the router.  Sometimes when I go back to ppp, I
> get a "select: Bad file descriptor" error and ppp exits.
> 
> netstat reports:
> unconnected:
> Destination	Gateway		Flags		Refs	Use	netifexpire
> 127.0.0.1	127.0.0.1	UH		0	0	lo0
> 
> connected:
> Destination	Gateway		Flags		Refs	Use	netifexpire
> default		209.60.228.1	UGSc		0	0	tun0
> 127.0.0.1	127.0.0.1	UH		0	0	lo0
> 209.60.228.1	209.60.228.127	UH		1	0	tun0
> 
> in my ppp.conf file:
> grid:
>  <modem stuff>
>  set ns: 206.190.65.2

Have you configured /etc/resolv.conf with your DNS numbers?
"man 5 resolver"

>  set ifaddr 10.0.0.1/0 10.0.0.2/0 255.255.255.0
>  deny lqr
>  delete ALL
>  add 0 0 HISADDR
> 
> in my ppp.linkup all I have is:
> MYADDR:
>  delete ALL
>  add 0 0 HISADDR
> 
> the ppp.log file reports (and this is from a different attempt than the
> netstat report)
> <connecting stuff>
> Phase: Network
> myaddr=209.60.233.188
> hisaddr=209.60.233.1
> OsLinkup:209.60.233.1
> OsLinkdown:209.60.233.1
> Terminated 0
> 
> Any ideas?  Thanks,
> 	Dean
> 

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