Thanks Sergei,
Using the long-distance access number, Arachne works great, even though
NETMASK environment variable is also set to 0.0.0.0.
I tried setting NETMASK the way you indicated. It didn't make any
difference. Arachne still can't find URLs and produces the load error when
dialing up on a local access number. Yet, on exit the enviornment variable
read NETMASK 255.255.255.0 per your setup.
I am still hoping to get a Proxy address for local access to Freewwweb. Did
you see the tracer data that I posted? Do you know if it is possible to
identify a proxy address this way? How about a gateway? This is all greek
to me.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
| Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 05:31:00 +0300
| From: "Sergei Kramar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
| Subject: Arachne load error again
|
| Steve, are you still there?
| Well, I've read your emails once again and found a detail that hasn't
| attract the attention anybody of us. You wrote:
| >
| >Compuserve and Freewweb are assigning a new IP. On exit from Arachne,
the
| >Arachne system variables all show values (MYIP, REMIP, NETMASK,
PEERMRU --
| >though Freewwweb assigns 0.0.0.0 to NETMASK).
|
| I beleive NETMASK=0.0.0.0 could be the original reason all of your
| following problems. Any negotiations between PPP interfaces with this
| NETMASK should be disabled. I don't now exactly how PPP protocol is
| working but probably I'm not so far of the truth. I've heared, some ISPs
| use the Microsoft's software on their servers (in my region it is right
| certainly) and our "big friend" Bill Gates gave instructions for his
| programmers to include in authenticating protocols some features
| NON-DOCUMENTED anywhere in open papers. When you dial up from any
| Windows dialer you have no problems but it may be not right for other
| platforms.
| OK, to set correct NETMASK you can try
| Connection @epppd.exe netmask 255.255.255.0>>PPP.LOG instead of
| Connection @epppd.exe >>PPP.LOG
|
| Regards,
| Sergei.
