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From: erwin bejsta <caps@albury.net.au>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: PPP link - help
Date: 4 Jul 1996 23:03:18 GMT
Organization: Corinthian Internet Services, Sydney, Australia.
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I am a newcomer to the FreeBSD world, running V 2.1 on a 486DX4/100 box.
I have followed the FreeBSD Handbook to configure a ppp link to my ISP.
In interactive ppp all appears to be O.K. It dials my ISP and then
shows "packet mode" and comes back with the prompt ("PPP" now in capitals).
The "show log" command tells the story of an IP address being assigned
to my machine (dynamic) and finally shows MY address and HIS address.
Using another shell or another terminal to ping my ISP's machine
times out. Information is sent down the line (modem lights) but nothing
is coming back. That is also confirmed using the "show proto" cmd in
interactive ppp - it shows a anumber of IP packets have been sent
(and that number increases with more ping's) but the received
IP's remain at 0.
Could someone please point me in the right direction. I don't expect
a solution, but how can I do some debugging and where do I start.
Or maybe someone can point me to right FAQ area.
Many Thanks
Erwin
caps@albury.net.au