SUMMARY: PPP client cannot connect to internet - sees only the peer
> I have a Digital Alpha 400S running Digital Unix 4.0 and have succedeed in
> getting it to accept ppp connections via the modem port tty00. I have
> created a user "ppp" so that on login it runs the pppd daemon with options
> taken from the ".ppprc" file. The "options" file in /etc/ppp contains
> nothing, while the contents of ".ppprc" are as follows:
>
> -detach
> local
> crtscts
> lock
> 123.45.678.123:123.45.678.124
> proxyarp
>
> Here "123.45.678.123" is the address I have chosen as the IP address of the
> local serial port (tty00) and "123.45.678.124" is my choice of the IP
> address of the client's machine. The ethernet IP address of the Alpha is
> "123.45.678.1".
>
> With this setup, the client can run ppp successfully, but HE CAN ONLY ACCESS
> THE ALPHA. In otherwords, the client cannot see the outside world.
> Forthermore, the Alpha can ping his address (124), but CANNOT PING THE TTY00
> ADDRESS (123). The ARP table only lists the client address when ppp is
> running, not 123.
>
> So, what must I do to allow the client to access the internet and not just
> the Alpha?
>
> Many thanks,
> Luis Balona
>
The solution to this problem was almost immediately supplied by Gyula:
Edit rc.config, set ROUTER to "yes" and reboot (or do 'iprsetup -s').
Many thanks Gyula! You saved me an awful lot of work.
Luis Balona
Received on Fri Apr 11 1997 - 16:23:06 NZST