Date: Sat, 31 Jul 1999 10:12:17 +0100 From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> To: Ford Prefect <fordp@guide.chi.il.us> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ppp -auto -alias Message-ID: <199907310912.KAA01373@keep.lan.Awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 30 Jul 1999 16:29:07 CDT." <3.0.3.32.19990730162907.00ed2b20@pop.interaccess.com>
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Put your hostname in /etc/hosts and make sure /etc/host.conf is correct ? Have you read http://www.FreeBSD.org/FAQ/userppp.html ? > I have a machine configured as a gateway between my network and my isp. I'm > using ppp -auto -alias myisp in my rc.local to connect. outbound > connections work great, but when I try to connect to the gateway machine > itself, it dials out before connecting. I've tried using a dial filter to > deny local machines connecting local machines but it didn't work. (probably > more likley my filter than it not working) > > any idea on how to stop this? > > -Steve > > +-----------------------------------------------------+ > | If we knew what we were doing, | > | it wouldn't be research. | > | | > | Steve Kacsmark stevek@guide.chi.il.us | > +-----------------------------------------------------+ -- Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org> <brian@FreeBSD.org> <http://www.Awfulhak.org>; <brian@OpenBSD.org> Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour ! <brian@FreeBSD.org.uk> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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