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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!news.sprintlink.net!in1.uu.net!boulder!news.coop.net!hops.entertain.com!usenet From: dwatson@abwam.com (Darryl Watson) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Subject: PPP setup question Date: 29 Sep 1995 15:21:13 GMT Organization: ABWAM, Inc. Lines: 24 Message-ID: <44h2t9$5j9@hops.entertain.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: ppp005.entertain.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.92.5 Hi folks! I have a 486 running BSDi 2.0, but haven't applied the 2.0.1 patches yet. I have a number of PPP accounts that dial up to my 486 server, and everything works. they are able to get out to the net, people can ping those nodes, etc. Part of my PPP setup is that I have to have an arp entry for every PPP modem I have on my system. I run a script at bootup which does the following command: arp -s <ip address of PPP acct> <ehternet addr of 486 server> pub My arp table is now hovering around 50 or so entries, and some of these entries occasionally disappear. I think that there is a 52 or so limit on the arp table, and that is why it is happening. Anyway, the question is: do we HAVE to use arp entries for PPP? Is anyone NOT messing with arp for their PPP accounts? If so, how are you doing it? Any pointers appreciated!