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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!nntp.primenet.com!EU.net!usenet2.news.uk.psi.net!uknet!usenet1.news.uk.psi.net!uknet!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!not-for-mail From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: ppp -auto and netscape Date: 23 Aug 1996 14:07:49 +0100 Organization: Coverform Ltd. Lines: 25 Message-ID: <4vkaf5$93@anorak.coverform.lan> References: <321BAA89.2781E494@iaehv.nl> <4vhu33$80j@shelby.visix.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.coverform.lan X-NNTP-Posting-Host: awfulhak.demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Steve Kiernan (stevek@visix.com) wrote: : In article <321BAA89.2781E494@iaehv.nl>, : Rob van Vliet <rvv@IAEhv.nl> writes: : >Hello, : > : >I run FreeBSD 2.1.5 and "ppp -auto ISP", no named. : > : >Every time I start Netscape 3.0b6 the ppp program starts dialing out, : >while there's no reason for a connection, as far as I can see. : > : >Anybody experienced this problem as well? : > : >Any idea what's the reason for this behaviour? : > : Is your Netscape configured to go to a default web page? If so, that's : what is causing ppp to dial out, since Netscape will try to access the network : connection to grab the home page. Or a proxy cache. Try running "tcpdump -i tun0" and then running netscape. You'll see the offending packets ! -- Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....