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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!not-for-mail From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: PPP link - help Date: 19 Jul 1996 11:52:07 +0100 Organization: Coverform Ltd. Lines: 25 Message-ID: <4snpcn$9f@anorak.coverform.lan> References: <4rhijm$9jm@mippet.ci.com.au> <4rkvv3$sk@anorak.coverform.lan> <4smgfm$f5d@peru.it.earthlink.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.coverform.lan X-NNTP-Posting-Host: awfulhak.demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Robert Gonzales (rgonzale@mli-vtg.com) wrote: : I myself am working on the same problem. Before I connect to my ISP, I : can ping any machine on our net. But when I connect via PPP I get same : results as you do plus I am unable to ping anything inside or outside : my network on the FreeBsd machine. I get a time out or the ping just : hangs. [.....] : brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers) wrote: [.....] : >: 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. Another suggestion - you *are* sending with the correct IP number aren't you ? Run tcpdump (you have to have "pseudo-device bpfilter xxx" in your kernel config) on the tun0 interface or run "netstat -nr" and check the interface IP number on the "tun0" line. -- Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....