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From: brian@shift.utell.net (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: help needed: freeBSD/ppp/ricochet wireless modem
Date: 14 Apr 1997 09:07:18 GMT
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
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In article <5ir2a8$g2$1@phoenix.kfu.com>,
nsayer@quack.kfu.com (Nick Sayer) writes:
> icepick <icepick@best.com> writes:
>
>>looking for corispondance to help get freeBSD running ppp accross
>>ricochet wireless modem.
>
>>i would prefer to use pppd as metricom doesn't car if the connection is
>>up and running full time but will settle for
>>user ppp.
>
> user level ppp is tons easier.
>
>>i have followed the docs for user ppp but they don't cover
>>this sort of configuration that i can find.
>
>>anyone out there running ppp over wireless modems please help
>
> Been there.
>
> put this in /etc/ppp/ppp.conf:
>
> default:
> disable lqr
> deny lqr
> disable pred1
> deny pred1
> set openmode active
> set timeout 0
> set ifaddr 0 0
^^^
This stops the "-auto" switch from working.
If you want to use the -auto switch, specify some arbitrary IP numbers
here such as "10.0.0.1/0 10.0.0.2/0" and add a line that says
"add 0 0 HISADDR". The current handbook gives more detail.
[.....]
Brian <brian@awfulhak.org> <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.org>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !