Subject: Re: Current kernel has routing problems?
To: John Franklin <franklin@elfie.bevc.blacksburg.va.us>
From: Neil J. McRae <neil@domino.org>
List: current-users
Date: 10/24/1996 10:58:06
On Fri, 18 Oct 1996 12:12:12 -0400 (EDT) 
 John Franklin <franklin@elfie.bevc.blacksburg.va.us> wrote:

> I've setup a demand-dial ppp setup on a FreeBSD i386 machine at work using
> the program ppp.  It uses the tun0 device, and will negotiate a new IP
> address every time you connect.  The catch is that 1) you have to give
> the tun0 device a valid default IP (0.0.0.0 causes TCP/IP to ignore that
> route), and 2) the first socket connection out every time you reconnect
> will fail.  (your-IP.Socket# <--> their-IP.Socket# becomes invalid when
> your-IP changes).  Not generally a problem if the first connection is to
> a nameserver, and you have more than one nameserver in the list.

Thats not really a solution though, more of a work around...

Neil.
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