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From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Simple PPP Question
Date: 25 Sep 1996 04:14:08 +0100
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koppla (mecca19@linknet.net) wrote:

[......]

: This is my ppp.conf file:

: default:
:  set device /dev/cuaa0
:  set speed 57600
:  set phone *70,459-3000
:  set login "TIMEOUT 5 login:-\\r-login: blah word: blah"

: This is my ppp.linkup file:

: MYADDR:
:  delete ALL
:  add 0 0 HISADDR

[......]

: Now i have done ma homework and finish it at least that's what i
: think. But when i try to connect or ping something it tells me no
: route to the ip...???? Have i done something wrong... If anyone can
: help me out please do

Try putting the following in your ppp.conf:

 ifaddr 0 0
 add 0 0 HISADDR

That way you get the initial routes.  I'm assuming you're using -auto.

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Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....