Date: Mon, 31 May 1999 09:55:25 -0400 (EDT) From: "James A. Mutter" <jmutter@netwalk.com> To: Ben Stuart <stuart@i2k.com> Cc: "James A. Mutter" <jmutter@netwalk.com>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: natd/ppp problem Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9905310952450.55514-100000@insomnia.local.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.4.05L.9905310126150.21271-100000@onramp.i2k.com>
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Without the alias switch ppp won't communicate with the remote machines. That's the way it's supposed to work. PPP should use tun0, that's also normal. Nope, it's probably not an ISP problem. Try using _only_ 'ppp -background -alias' _without_ using 'natd' at all. You should be fine. As I stated in my earlier note, '-alias' does it's own form of nat. You shouldn't need natd. On Mon, 31 May 1999, Ben Stuart wrote: :James- : Well, thats a good question. If I don't use the -alias switch ppp :doesnt work at all (same symptoms as my "freezing" problem, no :communcation with remote machines). It does dial, etc, but no :communcation. When ppp does start, it says it is using interface tun0. :Is this correct, or should it be using ppp0? Also, I don't think this is :an isp problem; ive been using this isp for a long time and have never had :this problem before. : :-ben : :On Mon, 31 May 1999, James A. Mutter wrote: : :> :> Why are you using 'natd' and 'ppp -alias'? :> Running ppp with the -alias switch does it's own 'form' of natd. For :> most situations, you won't need both. :> :> On Mon, 31 May 1999, Ben Stuart wrote: :> :> :Hello- :> : I am having a problem that I cannot seem to find any information :> :about. I have setup my 3.1-RELEASE box as a gateway for my lan. I :> :followed the directions in the handbook/man pages for setting up PPP, and :> :it seems to work correctly ( i use the command ppp -background -alias isp :> :to start ppp). I also did the same for natd, which also is :> :(kinda) working. The problem is that after running for hours :> :problem-free, natd and/or ppp will just freeze. I cannot connect to any :> :remote computers (telnet, ftp, http), nor can anyone connect to me. I :> :think it may have something to do with my routes getting messed up, :> :because when i do a "netstat -r" after it freezes, no routes are printed :> :and I have to ctrl+c to get back to a prompt. There doesnt seem :> :to be any particular reason that causes this freeze. Hopefully I :> :explained this somewhat clearly, and I hope someone can help. If you need :> :anymore information (my ppp.conf, etc) let me know. :> : :> :Thanks alot, :> :Ben Stuart :> : :> : :> : :> :To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org :> :with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message :> : :> : :> : : To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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