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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nexus.coast.net!simtel!noc.netcom.net!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!news.cyberstore.ca!vanbc.wimsey.com!fonorola!sentinel.synapse.net!usenet From: evanc@synapse.net (Evan Champion) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Problems with pppd Date: 22 Jun 1995 17:16:31 GMT Organization: Synapse Internet Lines: 29 Distribution: world Message-ID: <3sc8hf$eue@sentinel.synapse.net> References: s.simplex.nl> NNTP-Posting-Host: windchime-01.synapse.net X-Newsreader: NetSuite News for OS/2 [version: 4.1 Beta] I am trying to use pppd (not the tun-based ppp) on a FreeBSD 2.0.5-RELEASE system. It works perfectly except for the following 2 problems: 1. when the user logs out, the pppd does not exit. pppd will run for hours and hours (basically until I kill it off) without recognizing the user has left. This leaves the port in a not very good state for the next user. I tried adding stty -clocal hupcl before starting pppd but it didn't help. 2. the 'proxyarp' command line option does not add the remote host to the arp table. The tun-based ppp would not proxy arp either but did do the hangup properly. The problem with the tun-based ppp is that users get dumped a few minutes after connection. I much prefer the way pppd works so I would appreciate it if someone could help me get pppd to work properly. Thanks very much. Evan -- Evan Champion evanc@synapse.net * Visit our World Wide Web Server Director, Internet Systems * at <URL:http://www.synapse.net> Synapse Internet *