4 messages in org.freebsd.freebsd-questionsRe: PPP, dynamic IPs, and handling re...| From | Sent On | Attachments |
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| Louis LeBlanc | Sep 29, 2002 5:25 pm | |
| Mikko Työläjärvi | Sep 29, 2002 6:49 pm | |
| Matthew Emmerton | Sep 29, 2002 7:16 pm | |
| Louis LeBlanc | Sep 29, 2002 7:35 pm |
| Subject: | Re: PPP, dynamic IPs, and handling renumbering | |
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| From: | Louis LeBlanc (lebl...@outgoing.verizon.net) | |
| Date: | Sep 29, 2002 7:35:43 pm | |
| List: | org.freebsd.freebsd-questions | |
On 09/29/02 06:50 PM, Mikko Ty?l?j?rvi sat at the `puter and typed:
On Sun, 29 Sep 2002, Louis LeBlanc wrote:
I have a new question. I have ppp set up on interface tun0, got my IP and all, handling the DSL connection quite nicely - so far.
Now the question: Since the IP is dynamic, I have some things that need doing anytime it changes, like update the Apache config and restart it, update the zoneedit dns records so I still get my mail, etc. Where do I handle this? Is there an exit hook I can specify for ppp to call when it gets a new IP?
The "hooks" go in /etc/ppp/ppp.linkup and /etc/ppp/ppp.linkdown. The ppp(8) man page is kind of long, but well worth the read. There are assorted sample files in /usr/share/examples/ppp/ too.
Awesome. Any idea where the broadcast address can be found? - for the firewall rules.
I can't even find the dhcp lease or the network broadcast info. When I was with AT&T, it was basic DHCP and it all went into /var/db/dhclient.leases. The only place I can get the IP from now is ifconfig tun0
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You are not getting your address via DHCP, as you are using PPP which does its own address negotiation. One of these days I will understand the point of running PPP over ethernet...
Either way, I'm finding the subtle differences a bit confusing. I just need to handle the changes, and kick the appropriate tires when necessary.
Thanks a bunch. Lou
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