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From: nailers@teleport.com (Blake R. Swensen)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Problems w/ User PPP
Date: 14 Jan 1996 13:27:54 GMT
Organization: Teleport - Portland's Public Access (503) 220-1016
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This was exactly the same problem that I had with my system. I had to 
ignore the part of the handbook that described setting up an 
ifconfig_tun0 line in /etc/sysconfig and add my internet service 
provider's (ISP) name server in /etc/resolv.conf.  These two steps will 
allow ppp to configure the tun0 device the way it needs to and tell ppp 
where to look to resolve names/ip addresses.

This is assuming that you also have the set ifaddr 0 0 in your 
/etc/ppp/ppp.conf file.


Todd Huss (huss@emba-news.uvm.edu) wrote:
: I'm trying to use User Space PPP with FreeBSD 2.1.0. I've recompiled the 
: kernel to include support for tun0, and have my chat script working and 
: everything. When I start up ppp and dial it connects, log's in, and then 
: switches to packet mode. However, when I switch to another window to try 
: and telnet out nothing happens. My modem lights don't so much as blink 
: which tells me that it's not even connecting to my DNS. When I try and 
: telnet to an IP address it just sits there and the modem lights don't do 
: a thing either. The routing tables when I type "show route" in ppp look 
: fine also. 

: I noticed in the PPP man page, it says when it starts talking PPP, that 
: the prompt ppp on hostname switches to capital letters which it does not 
: to on my machine. If it's switching to packet mode though isn't the ppp 
: connection pretty much established? Thanks for any help or suggestions.

: 						-Todd

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: 			       thuss@moose.uvm.edu
: 				huss@emba.uvm.edu
: 				  Todd C. Huss
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