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This is my first post to a "BSD" list so please, lotuses, bear with
me;)  I have been trying for several weeks to get my 2.2.2-Release to
obtain a connection to an ISP by dialing out with a USR 33.6 Ext.
modem.  I am at the point where I get past authentication but I do not
seem to have a complete connection.  When I pull out my ethernet cable I
do not see the modem pick up the slack and start assuming the packet
transfers.  When I enter ppp like this: ppp ON touring>dial flashnet
             "                       > Phone:?????????
             "                       >Dial OK!
             "                       >Login OK!
             "                       >Packet Mode

I have "rtfm" and I do see that the PPP must be in caps or the transfer
of data will not succeed.  Even if I do the login through "term" I still
get an IP and what not but no transfer of data.  Anyone please help me
on this nightmare.

This small issue is the only thing keepin me from going to BSD at the
home.

Nathan Zornes
Unix System Administrator
FlashNet Communications

: This is my first post to a "BSD" list so please, lotuses, bear with
: me;)  I have been trying for several weeks to get my 2.2.2-Release to
: obtain a connection to an ISP by dialing out with a USR 33.6 Ext.
: modem.  I am at the point where I get past authentication but I do not
: seem to have a complete connection.  When I pull out my ethernet cable I
: do not see the modem pick up the slack and start assuming the packet
: transfers.

Unless you've got dynamic routing, it will not do that.
I suppose you could impliment dynamic routing, but that would be silly.

:  When I enter ppp like this: ppp ON touring>dial flashnet
:              "                       > Phone:?????????
:              "                       >Dial OK!
:              "                       >Login OK!
:              "                       >Packet Mode
:
: I have "rtfm" and I do see that the PPP must be in caps or the transfer
: of data will not succeed.  Even if I do the login through "term" I still
: get an IP and what not but no transfer of data.  Anyone please help me
: on this nightmare.

so I assume you've set the default route to be through your ppp?
there is a place to add "add 0 0 HISADDR" in ppp.linkup to do it
automatically...

: This small issue is the only thing keepin me from going to BSD at the
: home.
:
: Nathan Zornes
: Unix System Administrator
: FlashNet Communications

I hope that sig is a joke...
Its very scary to see an admin who doesn't know about default routes.
Especially one from a large ISP... (nothing personal)

Actually,  no it isn't a joke.  Furthermore,  no, I do not take it personally
that you question it either.  You may, if you wish, judge my knowledge by my
questions but why????  I think you and I both know that one cannot judge in
that manner and get a "accurate" viewpoint.  Anyways,  yes I have the
ppp.linkup file it looks similar to what you typed below.   Why is it "silly"
to impliment dynamic routing?  Still, have we got the answer to my question.
Is the problem the fact that I may not have dynamic routing enabled.  Would
that be something to enable in "rc.conf?"  Or how,

Quote:> do not see the modem pick up the slack and start assuming the packet
> transfers.  When I enter ppp like this: ppp ON touring>dial flashnet
>              "                       > Phone:?????????
>              "                       >Dial OK!
>              "                       >Login OK!
>              "                       >Packet Mode

> I have "rtfm" and I do see that the PPP must be in caps or the transfer
> of data will not succeed.  Even if I do the login through "term" I still
> get an IP and what not but no transfer of data.  Anyone please help me
> on this nightmare.

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Quote:

>: This is my first post to a "BSD" list so please, lotuses, bear with
>: me;)  I have been trying for several weeks to get my 2.2.2-Release to
>: obtain a connection to an ISP by dialing out with a USR 33.6 Ext.
>: modem.  I am at the point where I get past authentication but I do not
>: seem to have a complete connection.  When I pull out my ethernet cable I
>: do not see the modem pick up the slack and start assuming the packet
>: transfers.

> Unless you've got dynamic routing, it will not do that.
> I suppose you could impliment dynamic routing, but that would be silly.

>:  When I enter ppp like this: ppp ON touring>dial flashnet
>:              "                       > Phone:?????????
>:              "                       >Dial OK!
>:              "                       >Login OK!
>:              "                       >Packet Mode
>:
>: I have "rtfm" and I do see that the PPP must be in caps or the transfer
>: of data will not succeed.  Even if I do the login through "term" I still
>: get an IP and what not but no transfer of data.  Anyone please help me
>: on this nightmare.

> so I assume you've set the default route to be through your ppp?
> there is a place to add "add 0 0 HISADDR" in ppp.linkup to do it
> automatically...

So, once you've got to the "PPP ON ...>" prompt, type

  delete ALL
  add 0 0 HISADDR

If this still doesn't work, post the output of "netstat -rn".
You should be seeing something like:

Routing tables

Internet:
Destination        Gateway            Flags     Refs     Use     Netif Expire
default            158.152.1.222      UGSc        3        0      tun0
10.0.1/24          link#1             UC          0        0
10.0.1.1           0:0:c0:52:2:6e     UHLW        1    99347       lo0
10.0.1.2           0:0:c0:b5:ca:ae    UHLW        1     6170       ed0   1011
10.0.1.3           0:60:97:45:94:b8   UHLW        1     5395
10.0.1.4           0:a0:24:64:fa:d7   UHLW        3    24538       ed0    764
10.0.1.5           0:0:c0:ff:e9:ce    UHLW       10  7815966       ed0   1141
10.0.1.6           link#1             UHLW        2    95108
10.0.1.254         link#1             UHRLW       2    55840       ed0      4
10.0.1.255         ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff  UHLWb       2    35218       ed0
10.0.4.1           127.0.0.1          UGHS        0      510       lo0
10.0.10/24         10.0.1.254         UGSc        0        0       ed0
127.0.0.1          127.0.0.1          UH          5    27689       lo0
158.152.1.222      158.152.17.1       UH          5     2560      tun0
158.152.17.1       158.152.17.1       UH          0       48       lo0

where, in my case, all the 10's are on the local LAN, and the "default"
points to the address on the other end of the tun device.

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