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From: j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: FreeBSD 2.1 Ethernet <-> PPP router help!
Date: 4 May 1996 20:37:06 GMT
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fsc@zot.io.org (Finite Systems Consulting) wrote:

> In the ppp program, I enter "term", then use AT commands to my
> BitSURFR to dial the ISP.  It connects, enters packet mode, and comes
> back to the PPP prompt.  Then I say "add 0 0 HISADDR".
> 
> At this point I think it should work; but ping (even to the gateway,
> i.e. the machine on the other side of the PPP link) fails with "no
> route to host".

Give us the output of ``netstat -rn'' at this point.

-- 
cheers, J"org

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