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From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: PPP link - help
Date: 6 Jul 1996 01:09:39 -0500
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erwin bejsta (caps@albury.net.au) 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.
: 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.
Does ppp report the targets IP number ? It's possible that the PING
is not the problem, but your machine is attempting to resolve the
remote machines name without having a valid DNS.
Try pinging the IP number (rather than the host name)...?
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....