> > Do you mean that "add" PPP command now intentionally broken for any
> > address excepting *ADDR? Then, what is the reason to have numeric argument
> > there? Or do you mean that PPP must be fixed now? Where is the fix?
> >
> I mean that:
>
> 1. If you use HISADDR, ppp(8) will automatically re-add route after link
> is brought down and then back up.
>
> 2. If you use static IP address in ppp.conf, ppp(8) will add that route
> only once. This route will also cache local interface address at the
> time the route is added. Execute `route -vn get default' to see what
> I am talking about.
>
> 3. The routing code was fixed to delete routes which use non-existent
> interface addresses. This code will wipe such a route.
>
> 4. If you need routes with static gateway addresses, put `add!' command
> to ppp.linkup script. This way, routes will be activated every time
> the link is up, and will use the correct source IP address.
>
> 5. This affects not only ppp(8). Add default route that points to the
> LAN; change the IP address on interface; observe that the default
> route has gone away. The reason is that if we don't do this, we
> may end up using the old (now non-existing) local IP address.
I've thought about this quite a bit... I'm not sure that I
understand the problem.
I know of two (static IP) scenarios:
1. Ppp is in -auto mode (or a ``set mode auto'' has been done).
Here, ppp configures the interface as soon as it sees the ``set
ifaddr'' line and never undoes that configuration. An ``add''
with a fixed IP number would never have worked if it's before the
``set ifaddr''. If it's after the ``set ifaddr'', nothing should
ever remove it (as the interface will stay configured).
2. Ppp is not in -auto mode. Here, ppp won't assign the interface
address 'till IPCP is up. Any attempt to ``add'' a route with a
static IP number in ppp.conf should fail.
So, the recent routing changes shouldn't have made a difference.
Anyone know what I'm missing ? Andre, what does your ppp.conf look
like and how are you running ppp ?
Cheers.
> Cheers,
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