Ok... I am having some wierd problems with my network. Namely,
pppd. I've tried 4 times to dialup my ISP and telnet to my mail server to
check my mail, and telnet just sits there being stupid, not even showing
me that it's trying to connect, making me lead to believe it's a DNS
problem. I've not had any problems with anything until just now.

	I did a tcpdump -i ppp0 and here is an excerpt: 

20:04:53.475601 206.163.4.144.domain > 192.112.36.4.domain: 58022 (44) 
20:04:54.475553 206.163.4.144.domain > 128.63.2.53.domain: 58025 (42)
20:04:55.475517 206.163.4.144.domain > 192.203.230.10.domain: 58023 (44)
20:04:58.475345 206.163.4.144.domain > 192.203.230.10.domain: 58025 (42)
20:04:59.475368 206.163.4.144.domain > 192.5.5.241.domain: 58024 (44)   
20:05:02.475233 206.163.4.144.domain > 192.112.36.4.domain: 58025 (42)  
20:05:03.475146 206.163.4.144.domain > 192.112.36.4.domain: 58023 (44)  
20:05:04.241592 [|ip]
20:05:04.358208 [|ip]
20:05:06.475077 206.163.4.144.domain > 128.8.10.90.domain: 58025 (42)   
20:05:07.475041 206.163.4.144.domain > 128.63.2.53.domain: 58024 (44)   
20:05:10.474924 206.163.4.144.domain > 192.33.4.12.domain: 58025 (42)   
20:05:14.474756 206.163.4.144.domain > 198.41.0.4.domain: 58025 (42)    
20:05:15.474748 206.163.4.144.domain > 192.203.230.10.domain: 58024 (44)
20:05:16.711734 [|ip]
20:05:16.841055 [|ip]
627 packets received by filter
321 packets dropped by kernel

	That was just the tail-end of the log I made. But, when I try to
use just an IP number, THAT won't connect either. And, a netstat -i hangs
at the ppp0 entry, leading me to believe there's something strange going
on with my ppp interface. Right now ppp is down and I'm using xminicom to
dial into my ISP... ick. Now that ppp is down, netstat -i gives me this:

brahms# netstat -i
Name  Mtu   Network       Address              Ipkts Ierrs    Opkts Oerrs
Coll
sn0   1500  <Link>        00:a0:40:1f:eb:3b        5     0        7     0
0
sn0   1500  192.168.1     brahms.dyn.ml.org        5     0        7     0
0
lo0   32976 <Link>                               184     0      184     0
0
lo0   32976 your-net      localhost              184     0      184     0
0
ppp0* 1500  <Link>                                51     2     1454     0
0

	Here's a pppstats:

      IN   PACK VJCOMP  VJUNC  VJERR  |      OUT   PACK VJCOMP  VJUNC
NON-VJ
    1645     51      0      0      0  |   105134   1454      0      0
1454

	I've never experienced this problem before... might it be just an
ISP problem? I've not changed any configurations in MONTHS and it's all
worked like a charm until today.... VERY odd!

	Ryan

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