Re: [ProgSoc] ppp and kernel ver2.2.5

[Wim Pranata <wpranata@nospam.progsoc.uts.edu.au>]

On Fri, 16 Apr 1999, Simon Blainey wrote:

> I am running Debian 2.1, and kernel 2.2.5 (ie. I downloaded the source deb
> and compiled it). Everything runs great, except for ppp. I can establish a
> connection using "pppd call socs" without any trouble, however I can't
> seem to connect across ppp0. If I type "route add 138.25.9.2 ppp0" then
> try telnetting it aborts and tells me "No route to host", similiarly if i
> try "ping 138.25.9.2" it says "sendto: operation not permitted".
> 
> If I try the above scenario with a 2.0.36 kernel it works fine, so I am
> assuming the problem is with the 2.2.5 kernel. I have checked all my
> software levels and they seem to be correct for kernel 2.2.5 (my pppd
> version is 2.3 patch level 5).
> 
> Does anyone have any ideas as to what's going on?
> 
> (Oh, and I have upgraded my netbase, to the version specified in the
> Debian Kernel 2.2 Checklist -
> http://www.debian.org/~rcw/2.2/warnings.html)
> 
> Thanks..

try "route add default ppp0" first or add "defaultroute" in your pppd
options (usually in /etc/ppp/options).

wim

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