ISP connection issue
I am fairly new at *nix and FreeBSD. I am attempting to run a privately owned, publically accessible web server from a PC running FreeBSD 4.8. I configured ppp.conf and rc.conf for the *old* ISP settings (the ones that worked a year ago), and now they do now work. I cannot connect the machine to the ISP. Although PPP does enable, I cannot resolve any domains. The ISP is Bell-Sympatico (Canada), and they are completely unwilling to help me, or provide software that will accommodate *nix systems specifically. They do, however, have PPPoE software for Linux. Since I am new to FreeBSD, I do not want to try this software unless I know it will work ok. The software is available here http://service.sympatico.ca/index.cfm?method=content.viewcontent_id=1138category_id=99 I have tried every possible option I could conjure-up with no avail. I have even exhaustively searched the FreeBSD Handbook and Man pages on-line, and other resources (such as Google) were no help. I thank you for any help yous' may provide to me. I am running short on time and patience in getting this system on-line. If this should have been send elsewhere, please let me know. __ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ISP connection issue
On Mon, Feb 07, 2005 at 03:06:25PM -0500, Shawn B wrote: I am fairly new at *nix and FreeBSD. I am attempting to run a privately owned, publically accessible web server from a PC running FreeBSD 4.8. I configured Maybe a bit OT, but you should consider upgrading to the latest release, especially on a machine accessible from the internet. Check your agreement with the ISP. Some ISPs expressly forbid you to run a server, or they might require you to ask permission first. You'll probably need a static IP address and a DNS record for your machine to be accessible. If you're new to FreeBSD and UNIX I'd recommend setting up and administrating your own workstation for a while before setting up and maintaining a publicly accessible webserver. If you're only going to administer your machine from the console (which is preferable, IMHO), disable all external access, e.g. by putting something like -:ALL:ALL EXCEPT LOCAL as the only rule in /etc/login.access. Do not run sshd, and certainly not telnet. In fact disable all servers that you do not need, and close all ports (via the firewall) except the ports needed for a web-server (port 80 and what-have-you). Run the webserver in a jail. ppp.conf and rc.conf for the *old* ISP settings (the ones that worked a year ago), and now they do now work. I cannot connect the machine to the ISP. Although PPP does enable, I cannot resolve any domains. Can you reach other hosts by IP address? If so, it's probably just a question of telling your system where to find the nameservers: Add one or two nameserver lines to /etc/resolv.conf. I.e. lines that consist of the word nameserver followed by the IP address of the nameserver (seperated by whitespace). IIRC, you should also add or change the hosts line in /etc/nsswitch.conf to read hosts: files dns. The ISP is Bell-Sympatico (Canada), and they are completely unwilling to help me, or provide software that will accommodate *nix systems specifically. Most ISP's helpdesks I've dealt with are somewhat clueless WRT anything but Windows. Maybe if you can get through one of their networking guys (who'll probably be running some kind of UNIX) you might get some more meaningfull answers. I have tried every possible option I could conjure-up with no avail. I have even exhaustively searched the FreeBSD Handbook and Man pages on-line, and other resources (such as Google) were no help. See e.g. §11.10 in the manual on configuration files, especially §11.10.2. HTH, Roland -- R.F. Smith /\ASCII Ribbon Campaign r s m i t h @ x s 4 a l l . n l \ /No HTML/RTF in e-mail http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ X No Word docs in e-mail public key: http://www.keyserver.net / \Respect for open standards pgpkIQo2d4tup.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: ISP connection issue
You dont need any software from sympatico, you can use ppp from FreeBSD to do pppoe. http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/pppoe.html make sure your username ends with @sympatico.ca, then make sure you get valid sympatico DNS servers in your /etc/resolv.conf file. -- I worked at sympatico once, their real bitches about unix/linux support, and to think the guy from roaring penguin who wrote the linux pppoe client onced worked for them. they should at least recommend that one! -- -Rick On February 7, 2005 03:06 pm, Shawn B wrote: I am fairly new at *nix and FreeBSD. I am attempting to run a privately owned, publically accessible web server from a PC running FreeBSD 4.8. I configured ppp.conf and rc.conf for the *old* ISP settings (the ones that worked a year ago), and now they do now work. I cannot connect the machine to the ISP. Although PPP does enable, I cannot resolve any domains. The ISP is Bell-Sympatico (Canada), and they are completely unwilling to help me, or provide software that will accommodate *nix systems specifically. They do, however, have PPPoE software for Linux. Since I am new to FreeBSD, I do not want to try this software unless I know it will work ok. The software is available here http://service.sympatico.ca/index.cfm?method=content.viewcontent_id=1138c ategory_id=99 I have tried every possible option I could conjure-up with no avail. I have even exhaustively searched the FreeBSD Handbook and Man pages on-line, and other resources (such as Google) were no help. I thank you for any help yous' may provide to me. I am running short on time and patience in getting this system on-line. If this should have been send elsewhere, please let me know. __ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-isp To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Rimasec Internet Services www.rimasec.net / [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone: (514) 998-7830 / fax: (514) 998-7130 Owner Systems Administrator / Rick Fournier ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) GnuPG / PGP Key: 31846E22 (http://www.rimasec.net/keys/rick.asc) Key Fingerprint: B1E3 AE2E C867 F491 BF9F 9485 7818 122D 3184 6E22 pgp9KFlaAaqXY.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: ISP connection issue
So, Shawn B wrote: I am fairly new at *nix and FreeBSD. I am attempting to run a privately owned, publically accessible web server from a PC running FreeBSD 4.8. I configured ppp.conf and rc.conf for the *old* ISP settings (the ones that worked a year ago), and now they do now work. I cannot connect the machine to the ISP. Although PPP does enable, I cannot resolve any domains. The ISP is Bell-Sympatico (Canada), and they you mean you can connect? can you ping their gateway ip. domain resolution is done via dns. You need to add the dns server address they provide to your /etc/resolv.conf file by hand, or run your own dnscache. i guess PPPoE only provides a gateway address which is handled by add default HISADDR below. are completely unwilling to help me, or provide software that will accommodate *nix systems sounds like SBC specifically. They do, however, have PPPoE software for Linux. Since I am new to FreeBSD, I do not want to ppp does pppoe out of the box. Here's mine [quote] default: # this was my old pacbell sbc account dynamic ip nunber # my nic card is ed0 pacbell: set log Phase tun command set ifaddr 10.10.0.1/0 10.10.0.2/0 set timeout 0 # my nic card is ed0 set device PPPoE:ed0 set authname [EMAIL PROTECTED] set authkey mypass set dial set login add default HISADDR # nowadays i have static numbers hence this works speakeasy: set log Phase Chat LCP IPCP CCP tun command set device /dev/cuaa1 set speed 115200 set dial ABORT BUSY ABORT NO\\sCARRIER TIMEOUT 5 \ \\ AT OK-AT-OK ATE1Q0 OK \\dATDT\\T TIMEOUT 40 CONNECT set timeout 180 set phone 240 9004 set authname myaccount set authkey mypasswd set login TIMEOUT 10 \\ \\ gin:--gin: \\U word: \\P add default HISADDR [/quote] I have tried every possible option I could conjure-up with no avail. I have even exhaustively searched the FreeBSD Handbook and Man pages on-line, and other resources (such as Google) were no help. you mean here? http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/pppoe.html then [snip] 21.5.3 Running ppp As root, you can run: # ppp -ddial name_of_service_provider [/snip] That would translate into ppp -ddial pacbell or ppp -ddial speakeasy I thank you for any help yous' may provide to me. I am running short on time and patience in getting this system on-line. If this should have been send elsewhere, please let me know. cross posting is generally frowned upon mario; Micro$oft is nice, as long as it's not required. We Can Put an End to the Requirement: http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html B.T.W. do YOU schmut!? --|-- http://www.schmut.com ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ISP connection issue
So, mario wrote: # nowadays i have static numbers hence this works speakeasy: set log Phase Chat LCP IPCP CCP tun command set device /dev/cuaa1 set speed 115200 set dial ABORT BUSY ABORT NO\\sCARRIER TIMEOUT 5 \ \\ AT OK-AT-OK ATE1Q0 OK \\dATDT\\T TIMEOUT 40 CONNECT set timeout 180 set phone 240 9004 set authname myaccount set authkey mypasswd set login TIMEOUT 10 \\ \\ gin:--gin: \\U word: \\P add default HISADDR scrap this!! that is my dial up fallback account :o mario; Micro$oft is nice, as long as it's not required. We Can Put an End to the Requirement: http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html B.T.W. do YOU schmut!? --|-- http://www.schmut.com ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ISP connection issue
Their RADIUS servers *should* assign DNS addresses automatically... -Rick On February 7, 2005 04:59 pm, mario wrote: you mean you can connect? can you ping their gateway ip. domain resolution is done via dns. You need to add the dns server address they provide to your /etc/resolv.conf file by hand, or run your own dnscache. i guess PPPoE only provides a gateway address which is handled by add default HISADDR below. -- Rimasec Internet Services www.rimasec.net / [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone: (514) 998-7830 / fax: (514) 998-7130 Owner Systems Administrator / Rick Fournier ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) GnuPG / PGP Key: 31846E22 (http://www.rimasec.net/keys/rick.asc) Key Fingerprint: B1E3 AE2E C867 F491 BF9F 9485 7818 122D 3184 6E22 pgpIbPPGPtOad.pgp Description: PGP signature
