On Aug 22, 6:14 am, j...@liquidauto.co.za wrote:
> After struggling with my options file I got it semi-working. (at last)
>
> It appears that I am connecting but I can not ping any machine.
>
> The output when running my script is:
>
> Serial connection established.
> using channel 1
> Using interface ppp0
> Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS5
> sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <pcomp>]
> rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0xa0000> <auth pap>]
> sent [LCP ConfRej id=0x1 <asyncmap 0xa0000>]
> rcvd [LCP ConfRej id=0x1 <pcomp>]
> sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x2]
> rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x2 <auth pap>]
> sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x2 <auth pap>]
> rcvd [LCP ConfAck id=0x2]
> sent [PAP AuthReq id=0x1 user="xxxx" password=<hidden>]
> rcvd [PAP AuthAck id=0x1 ""]
> PAP authentication succeeded
> sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x1 <addr 196.36.72.244> <ms-dns1 0.0.0.0> <ms-
> dns3 0.0.0.0>]
> rcvd [IPCP ConfReq id=0x3 <addr 85.102.119.136>]
> sent [IPCP ConfAck id=0x3 <addr 85.102.119.136>]
> rcvd [IPCP ConfAck id=0x1 <addr 196.36.72.244> <ms-dns1 0.0.0.0> <ms-
> dns3 0.0.0.0>]
> local IP address 196.36.72.244
> remote IP address 85.102.119.136
> Script /etc/ppp/ip-up started (pid 214)
> Script /etc/ppp/ip-up finished (pid 214), status = 0x0
>
> My ifconfig says:
>
> ppp0 link encap: Point to Point Protocol
> inet addr : 196.36.72.244 P-t-P 85.102.119.136 Mask
> 255.255.255.255
> UP POINTTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTILINK MTU:1500 Metric :
> 1
> Rx packets: 2 errors: 0 dropped 0 overuns: 0 frame: 0
> Tx packets: 2 errors: 0 dropped 0 overuns: 0 frame: 0
> colllisions: 0 txquelen: 3
> Rxbytes 32 (32.0b) Txbytes 32.0b)
>
> when running route -n i get:
>
> Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Use ID Ref
> 85.102.119.136 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 ppp0
> 127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo
> 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 pp0
>
> This lead me to believe that my pppd is up and running. (but I am
> concerned that I do not have a default entry in the route table, that
> is a requirement according to the PPP-Howto.?)
>
> Any pointers as to what I can check? Any help will be appreciated.
>
> TIA
>
> Jan Coetzer

In your /etc/ppp/pppoe.conf file, make sure that
DEFAULTROUTE=yes
is set.