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From: brian@anorak.coverform.lan (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Help : Dynamic PPP Setup
Date: 10 Dec 1996 05:32:26 -0000
Organization: Coverform Ltd.
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References: <58e52u$1qs@lantana.singnet.com.sg>
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In article <58e52u$1qs@lantana.singnet.com.sg>,
light@singnet.com.sg (Jason Tseng) writes:
: i've tried for days now and i still can't get ppp (dynamic ip) to
: work.
:
: i've set
: 1) resolv.conf
: 2) ppp.conf
: 3) ppp.linkup
:
: and i do get a successful login using the ppp.conf script.
:
: "ppp ON xxxx > Packet mode"
:
: but telnet/ftp etc returns "no route to host" or "name lookup failed"
You need a default route. Type "add 0 0 HISADDR" and things'll work. For
auto mode, put the following lines in both ppp.conf and ppp.linkup.
delete ALL
add 0 0 HISADDR
--
Brian <brian%anorak.coverform.lan@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
<http://www.awfulhak.demon.co.uk/>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....
.