2 messages in org.freebsd.freebsd-questionsRe: PPP... how does it work? | From | Sent On | Attachments |
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| Robert Nicholson | May 28, 1996 5:00 am | |
| Doug White | May 28, 1996 5:47 pm |
| Subject: | Re: PPP... how does it work? | |
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| From: | Doug White (dwh...@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu) | |
| Date: | May 28, 1996 5:47:38 pm | |
| List: | org.freebsd.freebsd-questions | |
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Hi, is there any body on this list that has a good understanding as to how PPP works?
I do somewhat. Mainly with user PPP.
I ask because of all the times I've setup PPP I've only ever got it going properly this way...
I've always have to configure my en0 regardless that I don't use it. I've find that relying on just the PPP interface and lo0 never works.
PPP doesn't use the ethernet interface. It uses the 'tun0' tunnel device for it's magic.
When PPP makes the connection it will handle configuring the tun0 interface; all you have to do is add a couple of routes.
Now, I've always had to configure en0 because I need to refer to justine, justine.elastica.com when the interface is offline . ie. sendmail, inn etc.
Routing should take care of this.
So, if you aren't using your NIC I'd be interested in hearing how you've configured PPP.
Like normal, just adding appropriate routes. If you don't even configure the device then even better.
also, I ask all of this because I'm having a bitch of a time getting dp-4.0 and Solaris 2.5 working under Solaris x86.
I don't do slowaris.
Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwh...@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major