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From: Patrick Sonnek <psonnek@skypoint.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: incoming ppp
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 11:47:34 -0500
Organization: SkyPoint Communications, Inc.
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On Tue, 18 Jun 1996, James Risner wrote:
> In article <4pp17e$iv3@stratus.skypoint.net> you wrote:
> : I seem to be in another bind, and I am turing to all you guru's for help.
>
> : I have the following IP set up.
>
> : My IP: 206.9.159.17 netmask 255.255.255.240
>
> : I am trying to set up incoming ppp using /sbin/ppp - direct I want my
> : incoming callers (windows and mac users) to dynamically be assigned a ppp
> : address from 206.9.159.18 - 206.9.159.30
>
> : So far no luck. The modems connect, and logon, but the ppp just excanges
> : a few packets and gives up. niether win95 nor ppp gives any meaningfull
> : explanation as to why it's failing. if someone has a good sample of
> : ppp.conf (and the logon script to call it) I would appreciate seeing it.)
>
> : thanks.
>
>
> : Oh, a second question, on my incoming lines, after the modems connect,
> : there is no login prompt, untill I hit enter, is there a way to tell
> : getty to send the login prompt as soon as Carrier Dectect comes high?
>
> I think your best bet is to:
> 1) not use set ifaddr at all in /etc/ppp/ppp.conf
> 2) set up 13 tun0-tun12 interfaces each with address 18 to 30 like:
> ifconfig tun0 inet 206.9.159.18 206.9.159.18
shouldn't this be 206.9.159.17 206.9.159.18 ? not the same
address twice?
Also, I currently have tun0 set up for 206.9.159.17 206.9.159.1 as my
connection to my ISP. Can I set up ppp.conf to not try and use tun0, in
the event that my link to my ISP is down? (i.e. just use tun1-tun_)
Pat Sonnek - VTAM/NCP Systems Programmer
Best Buy Co.
Program Coordinator MN DOS Users Group
WWW: http://www.skypoint.com/~psonnek