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From: brian@shift.lan.awfulhak.org (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Routing problems
Date: 11 Mar 1997 16:54:43 GMT
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
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In article <3324F404.357@deltanet.com>,
Steve Dela Cruz <steben@deltanet.com> writes:
> # Having problems with the routing tables not able to find routes
> # to PPP connection.
> # I have PPP working okay.
>
> Switching to PPP.
> ppp ON nest1> Packet mode.
> PPP ON nest1> show route
> default 205.230.210.12 ffffffff UG (5)
> 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 ffffffff UH (2)
> 205.230.210.12 204.254.68.151 ffffffff UH (5)
> PPP ON nest1> show ipcp
> IPCP [Opend]
> his side: 205.230.210.12, 2d0f01
> my side: 204.254.68.151, 2d0f00
> connected: 7 secs, idle: 7 secs
> Defaults:
> My Address: 0.0.0.0/0
> His Address: 0.0.0.0/0
> Negotiation: 0.0.0.0/0
> PPP ON nest1>
>
> # If I issue this command it just hangs!
>
>> netstat -r
>
> Routing tables
>
> Internet:
> Destination Gateway Flags Refs Use Netif
> Expire
>
> # And if I issue this command it just hangs!
>
>> route get default
> route to: default
> destination: default
> mask: default
> # This was working the other night. But, when I tried connecting the
> next day
> # it no longer works! And I did not change any configuration files.
> # I cannot ping, telnet, nslookup, or any other goodies. Won't even ping
> # "localhost".
> # If I delete the "default" route, then I can ping the localhost
> "lo0", but
> # of course, I cannot access anything from the internet.
> # Don't know how to fix this, does anyone know what is the problem.
> #
> # I'm running FreeBSD 2.1.5
> # And running "routed -s" set in "/etc/sysconfig"
> # It also ran okay without any routing daemon specified in the
> "/etc/sysconfg".
> # The last two programs I was running were "knews" newsreader
> # and "Netscape 3.0".
> Thanks.
> Steve
Looks like a nonworking DNS. I take it "netstat -rn" works.
Do you have a nameserver running ? If not, what does resolv.conf say ?
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !