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From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: PPP link - help
Date: 19 Jul 1996 11:52:07 +0100
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Robert Gonzales (rgonzale@mli-vtg.com) wrote:
: I myself am working on the same problem. Before I connect to my ISP, I
: can ping any machine on our net. But when I connect via PPP I get same
: results as you do plus I am unable to ping anything inside or outside
: my network on the FreeBsd machine. I get a time out or the ping just
: hangs.
[.....]
: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers) wrote:
[.....]
: >: Using another shell or another terminal to ping my ISP's machine
: >: times out. Information is sent down the line (modem lights) but nothing
: >: is coming back. That is also confirmed using the "show proto" cmd in
: >: interactive ppp - it shows a anumber of IP packets have been sent
: >: (and that number increases with more ping's) but the received
: >: IP's remain at 0.

Another suggestion - you *are* sending with the correct IP number aren't
you ?

Run tcpdump (you have to have "pseudo-device bpfilter xxx" in your kernel
config) on the tun0 interface or run "netstat -nr" and check the interface
IP number on the "tun0" line.
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....