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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!yarrina.connect.com.au!news.netspace.net.au!not-for-mail From: ahill@stang.netspace.net.au (Anthony Hill) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: FreeBSD2.0R as PPP client - help PLEASE ! Date: 21 May 1995 11:09:57 +1000 Organization: NetSpace Online Systems Lines: 22 Message-ID: <3pm3t5$peo@stang.netspace.net.au> NNTP-Posting-Host: netspace.net.au Summary: cant get FreeBSD connect to Inet via PPP Keywords: ppp client freebsd I have been in many ways impressed with the solid perfomance of FreeBSD, the ease of the installation of some of the ports. (pine/pico, Xfree, hostview ect.) Which is why its a pity that I am going to have to chuck the whole thing in because of my inability to get FreeBSD hooked up to my internet provider. (who offers only PPP). I have recompiled my kernal adding the pseudo-device ppp line, I have added the 1 line patch to if_ppp.c, I have run /stand/bininst filling in the appropriate details, and I have created /etc/ppp/options as per the ppp.faq. (I removed the noipdefault line, as my provider assigns me the same addr every time, and entered my ip addr before my hosts ip addr.) I dial and connect to my provider using tip cua01, start ppp on the remote end, and exit tip (without haging the modem up). Now I type /usr/sbin/pppd /dev/cua01 38400. A message is returned saying (my_ip) unknown host, pppd exits - and thats it ! So I have tryed turning on the noipdefault switch in the /etc/ppp/options file, and removing my ip address (leaving only the address of my remote host.) Now when I try I get the messaged (hosts_ip_addr) unknown host ! I know a lot of other people are having problems with this and i am surprised there is not a more comprehensive FAQ (Not one that presumes you know to apply patches that are not mentioned [to my knowledge] in ANY documentation, or ANY faq ANYWHERE) Anyway thanks to Sean Kelly for answering my last plea and getting me this far.