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From: Wilson MacGyver <macgyver@cylatech.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: PPP link - help
Date: Fri, 05 Jul 1996 18:54:45 -0400
Organization: CylaTech Inc.
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erwin bejsta wrote:
>
> 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.
Are you using PPP in additon to Ethernet card? I too am experience this
problem with my machine at work, which has both PPP and Ethernet, but
not on the machine at home which only has PPP...