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From: brian@shift.utell.net (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: silly server - thanks!
Date: 14 May 1997 09:44:16 GMT
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
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In article <3379178A.41C67EA6@usa.net>,
rob <rob.abbott@usa.net> writes:
> Hello, and thank you to two or three fellow
> users who helped me figure out what the deal
> was. Replacing HISADDR in ppp.conf did
> make the -auto option work, and a couple
> of other suggestions were really helpful, too.
>
> After the changes, I found I could contact myself,
> but not from my own computer directly. Ie, to
> telnet in, I have to come from somewhere else.
> But at least that means others can reach me.
>
> Thanks again.
Have a look at the current copy of ppp.conf.sample
(there's a link from http://www.awfulhak.org/ppp.html)
The direct-client and direct-server labels have
the *correct* line to add so that you can see yourself:
add x.x.x.x 255.255.255.255 127.0.0.1
> rob.
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.org> <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.org>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !