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From: caddy@osprey.unf.edu (Cliff Addy)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: pppd and ip numbers
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Date: 24 Dec 1995 21:02:38 GMT
Organization: University of North Florida
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I've installed pppd and have it doing logins fine.  However, I'd like to know
how pppd decides on the ip numbers it assigns.  I want it to assign ip numbers
from a particular block of numbers that *I* assign.  I have no idea where it's
getting the numbers it has now.