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From: brian@shift.utell.net (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: ppp freezes
Date: 8 May 1997 09:39:03 GMT
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
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In article <5kpssm$dfm$1@news.inc.net>,
usenet-reply@tar.com (Richard Seaman, Jr.) writes:
> In <5kpgrn$kpr@ui-gate.utell.co.uk>, brian@shift.utell.net (Brian Somers) writes:
>>In article <5ko5r4$nrj$1@news.inc.net>,
>> usenet-reply@tar.com (Richard Seaman, Jr.) writes:
>>[.....]
>>> I wonder. ppp0 (tun0 when using ppp) is assigned the same IP address as
>>> the ethernet card on the machine. Is it possible that this confuses ppp, but
>>> not pppd? I don't have aliasing turned on.
>>
>>That is possible, but I'm not sure. I'm a devout believer that
>>an IP number should only be used once (up until I have to do this,
>>then I'll believe the other way :)
>>
>>The theory is that the target IP on a point-to-point is the only thing
>>that's used for routing purposes. The src IP is just for putting into
>>the packets.
>>
>>I'll try this at some point and see if it makes a difference for me,
>>but I've heard of lots of people doing this, so I suspect it works.
>
> As noted in a different post, the problems all go away when vj compression
> is turned off.
I think I may have fixed this problem (in -current last night).
I plan to merge these changes and lots of others into 2.2 in
the near future, and ask in this group that people try
running the new code.
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.org> <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.org>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !