Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 23:09:27 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Pete McNab <stillers@slip.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PPP connect/routing help Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.970122230724.15372W-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <E0vmanR-0004qG-00@slip-3.slip.net>
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On Mon, 20 Jan 1997, Pete McNab wrote: > So, the problem currently: I am running FreeBSD 2.1.0 with a Cyrix > 6x86-166 motherboard. Before, I was able to connect via PPP, but > didn't have my routing right. Now, the routing looks happy, but my > PPP connection is not coming up, even though my dialin script is > good. Any help would be appreciated, as I have been trying to > fix this myself for about a week. I have read the handbook, and looked > for resources. (As an aside...anyone know where in the SF bay area > I can buy the Complete FreeBSD book?) You can order it from Walnut Creek CDROM -- shouldn't take too long to get to you since it's near there. > The tun0 device has been configured correctly. I have rebuilt the > kernel, but only to uncomment the ATAPI and comment the nonexistant > items. If I start ppp by doing 'ppp -auto slip' it will try to > dial out when I attempt to ping an external system. > > When I connect manually, I get dial OK! and login OK! but the > ppp prompt never changes to PPP, and after a minute or so it > hangs up. > > My ISP's gateway is 204.160.88.1, and I am assigned a dynamix IP in the > range 206.14.x.x. The DNS servers are at 204.160.88.10 and .11. > Here are my files: Ask you ISP if they require PAP or CHAP authentication. If they do, copy the relevant bits from the papsite / chapsite profiles into your slip profile. > And relevant portions from /etc/sysconfig: > > hostname="steelhead.slip.net" > network_interfaces="tun0 lo0" > ifconfig_tun0="inet 0 204.160.88.1 netmask 255.255.255.0" NO! NO! NO! Do not configure tun0, ppp will do it for you! Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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