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From: brian@shift.utell.net (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: PPP
Date: 20 May 1997 08:56:37 GMT
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
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References: <337DBEDE.7A8C@cannet.com> <5lp7th$42v@uriah.heep.sax.de>
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In article <5lp7th$42v@uriah.heep.sax.de>,
j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch) writes:
> "Jeremy M. Harris" <jeremy@cannet.com> wrote:
>
>> I just reinstalled Free BSD 2.2.1 through the FTP install. My problem is
>> this if I start a PPP session on tty02 or tty03 I can call up my
>> provider and make a connection. When I go back to tty01 I cant telnet or
>> access any other network service. I keep getting no route to host
>> messages.
>>
>> I have set up the /etc/resolv.conf file with the nameservers address. I
>> cant add a gateway to the routing tables because even though I have a
>> static IP the gateway is dynamic everytime.
>
> You need to, anyway.
>
> ``add 0 0 HISADDR'' is supposed to be the solution (in ppp.conf).
^^^^^^^^
that's ppp.linkup
HISADDR doesn't really make sense in ppp.conf, and any add lines
that appear there are only ever run at ppp startup (and not on
losing the connection in -auto mode) anyway.
> Spelling is important!
>
> Btw., stupid your provider for using a dynamic _gateway_ address on
> each connection. While i can see a point in providing dynamic
> _client_ addresses, there's absolutely no reason to not use the same
> address on the remote end for all incoming connections. (At least, no
> technical reason.)
I prefer the "honest approach" :-) If it's not the same machine, it
should have a different IP - but that's just IMHO.
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.org> <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.org>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !