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Date:      Thu, 25 Sep 1997 02:11:17 +0100
From:      Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org>
To:        "Keith Spencer" <bsd@smmc.qld.edu.au>
Cc:        Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Greg & all...start_if.tun0 <> OK 
Message-ID:  <199709250111.CAA28507@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 25 Apr 1997 09:11:56 %2B1000." <199709242157.HAA25783@smmcroute.smmc.qld.edu.au> 

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> Hi,
> I followed your previous instructions to auto start ppp at boot.
> In rc.local the command   ppp -auto -alias ISP  works.
> I put this line in  /etc/start_if.tun0 instaead as suggested & it 
> doesn't appear to work. 
> i.e. ping xx.xx.xx.xx  doesn't initiate a dial out. Other strange 
> effects...Have I got things set up right??... with ppp -auto ISP 
> running
>  a)  ping localhost gives a blank line
> b)  ping xx.xx.xx.xx  gives a blank line response as well
> c)  ifconfig -a   reports none of the interfaces...lo0 tun0 de0 sl0
>     as being RUNNING  or UP   ????

Have you got tun0 mentioned in your network_interfaces variable ?

[.....]
> Keith Spencer
> Teacher...St Margaret Marys College
> Townsville Australia

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