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From: rgonzale@mli-vtg.com (Robert Gonzales)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: PPP Conection to ISP
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 1996 18:51:33 GMT
Organization: Earthlink Network, Inc.
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I have been really trying to get my PPP conection to my ISP to work. I
have been unsuccessful.  I have read the handboook on PPP
Connections. I believe everything is ok in the sysconfig, hosts,
networks, and resolv.conf files. I seem to always get a timeout from
my routed network. My ISP is earthlink. So I belive my gateway is
206.85.98.2, but the IP address assigned to me is dynamic. So in my
ppp.linkup file I have:

MYADDR:
   add 0 0 HISADDR
#end ppp.linkup

In my ppp.conf I have

.
.
.
login ....
.
set timeout 120
set ifaddr 0 0 # For dynamic allocated IP ?
#end ppp.conf

After awhile the network is removed from the routing table because of
a timeout and the modem hangsup. I was never able to ping the ISP
gatway or anything outside of my network.

Question: Is it not possible to connect to the internet without any
formal IP address or domain name? I am try to do the impossible?

Any Suggestions?
Robert Gonzales

Always trying accomplish the impossible...