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From: brian@shift.utell.net (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: User PPP not adding default route
Date: 23 Apr 1997 16:04:48 GMT
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
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In article <Pine.BSF.3.91.970423075644.15777A-100000@sokie.kae.net>,
Rory Imua Lampert <rory@wwa.com> writes:
> Hello, I have user ppp: Version 0.94 - $Date: 1997/01/14 07:15:44 $
>
> When I dial into my ISP, I authenticate and recieve IP's, tun0 is ifconfig'd
> but it will not add the default route. I have to manually add it.
>
> My ppp.linkup hasn't changed since the previous version and stands at:
> MYADDR:
> add 0 0 HISADDR
>
> In the example it also says that a script can be executed after linkup
> so I changed it to:
> MYADDR:
> add 0 0 HISADDR
> ! sh -c "/etc/ppp/ppp.linkup.routefix"
>
> Where /etc/ppp/ppp.linkup.routefix is :
> netstat -rn | grep tun0 | grep -v default | awk '{print "add default "$1}'| \
> xargs route;
> echo route fixed > /tmp/routemebaby
>
>
> Which does not appear to run either.
>
> Can anyone point out what I'm doing wrong and offer suggestions for solving
> this?
>
> Thanks much!
Check out http://www.awfulhak.org/ppp.html. If you still have any
problems, drop me a line.
Hint: /etc/ppp/ppp.linkup.routefix must be executable and have a
"#!" line at the start of it if it's a script.
> Rory Imua Lampert
> -rory@wwa.com
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