Re: PPP and setting IP address's

[Andrew Taylor <andy hot-shot com>]

That was me, but I got them from someone else :) Glad they worked.

Andy
-----Original Message-----
From: Phreak <one2many gibralter net>
To: redhat-install-list redhat com <redhat-install-list redhat com>
Date: 02 April 1998 04:42
Subject: Re: PPP and setting IP address's


>I had the same problem.  Fortunately, I was given these instructions.  I
would
>give credit to them but I don't remember exactly who it was.  It did
correct my
>problem.  Anyway, this is what he gave me :
>
>login is as root and change to /
>
>-----------------------------
>pico /etc/hosts.deny
>
>ALL: ALL
>-----------------------------
>
>-----------------------------
>pico /etc/hosts.allow
>
>ALL: LOCAL
>-----------------------------
>
>-----------------------------
>pico /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1
>
>/sbin/ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1
>/sbin/route add -net 127.0.0.0
>-----------------------------
>
>-----------------------------
>pico /etc/hosts
>
>127.0.0.1 loopback localhost
>0.0.0.0 <your login-id>.<your isp (i.e. = demon.co.uk)><your login-id>
>-----------------------------
>
>-----------------------------
>pico /etc/resolv.conf
>
>domain <your isp (i.e. = demon.co.uk)>
>nameserver <dns nameserver ip)
>nameserver <optional second dns namserver ip)
>-----------------------------
>
>-----------------------------
>pico /etc/ppp/options
>
>/dev/cua0 (replace cua0 with the com port your modem is on)
>
>port-speed (replace with 28.800 or 33.600 or 56.600 etc)
>
>debug
>
>crtscts
>
>modem
>-----------------------------
>
>-----------------------------
>pico /usr/sbin/ppp-demon
>
>pppd connect 'chat -v "" ATDT<phonenumber> CONNECT ""' \
>defaultroute +ua /etc/ppp/ppp_auth
>
>(Save this file then do a "chmod 777 /usr/sbin/ppp-demon"
>-----------------------------
>
>-----------------------------
>pico /etc/ppp/ppp_auth
>
><your user-id>
><your password>
>-----------------------------
>
>
>To connect simply type "ppp-demon" as root
>
>To test the connection give it a chance to dial and login etc then type
>"ifconfig", you should see your IP information if you have logged in
>succesfully.
>
>
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