Subject: Couldn't set interface address: Address already exists
To: None <netbsd-users@netbsd.org>
From: Denis Lagno <dilmah@post.ru>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 07/09/2006 21:58:18
Hi list,

I try to establish vpn connection to my provider via pppd 
and pptp and I get that
message from pppd:

# pppd call corbina
Serial connection established.
Using interface ppp0
Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/3
sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x2a77f36b> 
<pcomp> <accomp>]
rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <auth chap MS> <magic 
0x677e0d1e>]
sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <auth chap MS> <magic 
0x677e0d1e>]
sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x2a77f36b> 
<pcomp> <accomp>]
rcvd [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x2a77f36b> 
<pcomp> <accomp>]
rcvd [CHAP Challenge id=0x1 <110d4e6444b90536>, name = 
"vpn4    "]
sent [CHAP Response id=0x1 & 
#60;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, name = "dilmah"]
rcvd [CHAP Success id=0x1 ""]
CHAP authentication succeeded
CHAP authentication succeeded
sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x1 <compress VJ 0f 01> <addr 
0.0.0.0> <ms-dns1 0.0.0.0> <ms-dns3 0.0.0.0>]
rcvd [IPCP ConfReq id=0x1 <addr 195.14.40.9>]
sent [IPCP ConfAck id=0x1 <addr 195.14.40.9>]
rcvd [IPCP ConfRej id=0x1 <compress VJ 0f 01> <ms-dns3 
0.0.0.0>]
sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x2 <addr 0.0.0.0> <ms-dns1 
0.0.0.0>]
rcvd [IPCP ConfNak id=0x2 <addr 89.178.99.0> <ms-dns1 
195.14.50.1>]
sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x3 <addr 89.178.99.0> <ms-dns1 
195.14.50.1>]
rcvd [IPCP ConfAck id=0x3 <addr 89.178.99.0> <ms-dns1 
195.14.50.1>]
Couldn't set interface address: Address 89.178.99.0 
already exists
local  IP address 89.178.99.0
remote IP address 195.14.40.9
primary   DNS address 195.14.50.1
Script /etc/ppp/ip-up started (pid 6560)
Script /etc/ppp/ip-up finished (pid 6560), status = 0x0

Does anybody have an idea how it can be solved and what 
does it mean?

Please CC me on reply.  Thanks.

-- denis