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From: brian@shift.utell.net (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: silly server
Date: 13 May 1997 13:52:25 GMT
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
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In article <337508DC.41C67EA6@usa.net>,
rob <rob.abbott@usa.net> writes:
> (my internet connection works...)
>> > fine so long as I use the localhost address. But if I try to access
>> > my server my ip address (which is dynamically set when I dial up) or try
>> > to ping myself -- no response whatsoever.
>
> ....
>
>> You'll need to post the output of "netstat -rn" and tell us what the
>> IP number is. Also, what are you using to dial up (ppp,pppd,slattach
>> etc) and what do the config files look like.
>
> ....
>
> Ok, here goes. I'd really like to see if I can get this to work.
>
> ----------------------------- netstat ------------------------
> bash$ netstat -rn
> Routing tables
>
> Internet:
> Destination Gateway Flags Refs Use Netif
> Expire
> default 192.41.96.9 UGSc 16 358 tun0
> 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 UH 0 34 lo0
> 192.41.96.9 192.41.69.46 UH 16 0 tun0
>
> I am using the program ppp to hook up. Here are (hopefully)
> the relavant files???
>
> ---------------------- ppp.conf ------------------------------
> bash$ cat ppp.conf
> default:
> set device /dev/cuaa1
> set speed 38400
> disable lqr
> deny lqr
> set dial "ABORT BUSY ABORT NO\\sCARRIER TIMEOUT 5 \"\" ATE1Q0
> OK-AT-OK \\dATDT\\T TIMEOUT 40 CONNECT"
> its:
> set phone (my provider's number)
> set login "TIMEOUT 10 sername: (my username) word: (my
> password)"
> set timeout 120
> set ifaddr 0 0
> its_auto:
> set phone (my provider's number)
> set login "TIMEOUT 10 sername: (my username) word: (my
> password)"
> set timeout 120
> set ifaddr 10.10.10.10/0 10.10.11.11/0 255.255.255.0
> delete ALL
> add 0 0 HISADDR
> set openmode active
>
> ------------------------ ppp.linkup -----------------------------
> MYADDR:
> delete ALL
> add 0 0 HISADDR
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> To hook up I use
> ppp its .... then
> dial
>
> I haven't been able to get the -auto option for ppp to work at all
> (it doesn't seem to respond when I try to access the web)
>
>
> I suspect there may be other relavant files. What would they be?
The problem is that HISADDR is invalid in ppp.conf - it's only
available in ppp.linkup. Try using
add 0 0 10.10.11.11
> Thanks, rob.
And before you say anything (like, but hang on a minute, I didn't
make this up y'know ;) The handbook and the ppp.conf.sample
files have been updated ! I got it wrong :O
Your -auto switch should work now too !
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.org> <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.org>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !