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From: camattin@unity.ncsu.edu (Chris A. Mattingly)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Problem setting up IIJPPP for dynamic address.
Date: 15 Oct 1996 03:28:19 GMT
Organization: North Carolina State University
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Alan W. Trulock (FredI@worldnet.att.net) wrote:
: Having the same problem here!
: How can one properly set up the tun0 device without a destination
: address?
: 
: --Al

In the 'provider' section of ppp.conf:

 add 0 0 HISADDR

as the last line.

In /etc/ppp/ppp.linkup, also put:

 add 0 0 HISADDR


I found it necessary to have it in both places for the routing to get
properly configured.

-Chris

: On 14 Oct 1996 13:45:22 GMT, "The Rawlings"
: <rawlink@jlsc.wpafb.af.mil> wrote:
: 
: >I'm having problems getting my dialup ppp to work on my machine.  I can get
: >it to dial up and connect, but it seems not to be setting up the routing
: >correctly.  I have a dynamic account so of course the router is going to be
: >the interface that I happen to connect to on a particular session
: >(different every time).  The problem is in the ifconfig line for tun0 in
: >the /etc/sysconfig file I think.  Can anyone reply to this message with
: >some generic ppp.conf, ppp.linkup and /etc/sysconfig files for a dynamic
: >ppp account.  I have tried going through the docs and the sample files in
: >the /etc/ppp directory to no avail.  I have a direct internet link at work
: >and that was easy to set up.  I am relatively new to FBSD and still
: >learning.
: >
: >Thank you for any help you can give me,
: >
: >Kenneth
: 

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Chris Mattingly           | My views are not necessarily those of my employers
camattin@ncsu.edu         |
NCSU/ITECS [ECO]          | "Good programmers write good code; great 
Systems Programmer        | programmers 'borrow' good code."  -- Mike Gancarz