RE: PPP connect question

["Brian E.W. Wood" <beww intac com>]

On 08-May-98 Michael Chao wrote:
> I re-compile my Alpha UDB's kernel with 2.0.33 source code.
> Now it can support the IP-Masqurade.
> 
> I have a class-c subnet (203.66.158.0 ~ 203.66.158.255).
> I assign the eth0 as 203.66.158.2 and I can dial to ISP with ppp0
> (203.66.158.10).
> But if I change the eth0 to an illegal ip (suck as 192.168.100.1), then I
> can't get the ppp0
> work anymore.
> 
> After I change the eth0's ip to 203.66.158.2, the ppp0 will connect to ISP
> correctlly.
> Can anybody tell me how to set the eth0 with a illegal ip, and my ppp0 can
> still work?

I believe ppp will try to obtain from your ISP the address of the eth0
interface, which in this case your ISP can't provide (obviously).

The answer is probably to put noipdefault in your ppp config, then it won't try
to get a specific addresss but will accept what your ISP offers.


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Brian E.W. Wood  beww@intac.com