Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 15:52:08 +0100 From: RW <fbsd06@mlists.homeunix.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ppp is broken??? Message-ID: <20070510155208.4894f9eb@gumby.homeunix.com.> In-Reply-To: <4642D3D0.3090007@freemail.hu> References: <463F2149.5030101@freemail.hu> <NBECLJEKGLBKHHFFANMBCEBLCCAA.bob@a1poweruser.com> <20070508172925.7ba09ee7@gumby.homeunix.com.> <4642D3D0.3090007@freemail.hu>
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On Thu, 10 May 2007 10:12:00 +0200 Nagy L=E1szl=F3 Zsolt <nagylzs@freemail.hu> wrote: >=20 > > =20 > >> The format of the statement to add > >> is ifconfig_xxxx=3Dup where xxxx is the NIC's FBSD interface name > >> used by PPPoE that you specified in the /etc/ppp/ppp.conf file. > >> ee /etc/rc.conf # add following statements=20 > >> ifconfig_xxxx=3Dup > >> =20 > > > > I've not needed to do this, > > > > =20 > >> ifconfig_tun0=3D"DHCP" # get your ISP assigned IP address > >> =20 > > > > PPP has its own mechanism for getting an IP address and dns server > > addresses. You don't normally need to specify DHCP for the > > interface.=20 > I'm now totally confused. I tried this configuration also, but the=20 > connection still drops in every 3 hours. Can it be a problem with the=20 > ISP? I'm going to do a stress test with another computer to see if > the ADSL line is stable or not. > Are you using the -ddial option? if you start ppp through rc.conf add ppp_mode=3D"ddial"
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