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echo: aust_freebsd
to: Rowan_Crowe
from: Stephen Walsh
date: 1997-10-22 11:28:14
subject: ppp dialup

On Oct 12 1997 at 14:45, Rowan_Crowe wrote:

 R> From the pppd man page:

 R>        -mn    Disable   magic   number  negotiation.   With  this
 R>               option, pppd cannot detect a looped-back line.

 R> The way I read this, specifying -mn will simply stop it reporting 
 R> what is an error, rather than fixing it, but you could give it a go.

I've (just now) been able to get a PPP connection to qonline.. Now I just
have to figure out a few other little things. At the moment, I can only
connect to a site via it's ip number(s). What part of the system do I
change for freebsd to use my provider's dns and proxy server's?

Stephen
Email: curl{at}qonline.com.au

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