On Thu, 4 Jun 1998, Chris Read wrote:
> Date: Thu, 4 Jun 1998 10:05:15 +0100
> From: Chris Read <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [masq] dynamic IP address
>
> I am using masq on a dial on demand PPP connection which uses a dynamic IP address.
>
> When the link first comes up, I always lose the first packet, which appears to be
>addressed to the old peer/from my old IP address.. This then causes my users to get
>failure messages, which go away when retried. In particular, the first DNS request
>from a WinXX system nearly always fails. More of an annoyance than a problem, but has
>anyone got any ideas ?
Well, if it's the annoyance that is bothering you, you might try
putting something in your ip-up script that does something with the
network, like a ping. At least this way, the first initial packets that
get lost will be for something unimportant.
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