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From: mcurry@fred.net ( )
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: FreeBSD and PPP dialup with Netcom Netcruiser account...
Date: 22 Jan 1997 00:56:00 GMT
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Pigdog from SF Bay (pigdog@netcom.com) wrote:
: 
: And in the /etc/sysconfig file I have the following entry for tun0...
: 
: ipconfig_tun0="inet zuul.demon.com 10.1.1.1 netmask 0xffffffff"
: 
: 	I'm pretty sure my problem lies with either the /etc/sysconfig
: file, or the resolv.conf file....but I'm just not sure what to put in 
: there.  Does this ring a bell?

Yes.  You don't have to config your tun0 device in sysconfig; ijppp will
take care of that when it connects and has a route.  That, and the line
you quote is NFG.

Have you tried using the 'term' option of ijppp to make the connection?