I am having problems getting a PPP server working. I've recently
installed RedHat V5.0 Linux on a Pentium II machine with 32M of RAM.
I'm using a Comtel RocketPort serial board to handle 4 modems for
dialin. The machine is also being used as a router. I've set up a ppp
login that appears to work properly, except it doesn't route packets
and thus I can't see anything outside the machine (including the name
server). I see an error message in /var/log/messages that says
"Cannot determine ethernet address for proxy ARP", but I can't see
what the problem is. This script worked fine on an old machine
running Linux 1.2.8. The script reads:
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#!/bin/csh
switch (`tty`)
case '/dev/ttyR0':
set ip = 206.4.43.134
breaksw
case '/dev/ttyR1':
set ip = 206.4.43.135
breaksw
case '/dev/ttyR2':
set ip = 206.4.43.136
breaksw
case '/dev/ttyR3':
set ip = 206.4.43.137
breaksw
endsw
exec /usr/sbin/pppd -detach asyncmap 0 netmask 255.255.255.0 lock
modem crtscts proxyarp 206.4.43.5:$ip & exec /usr/sbin/pppd passive
proxyarp 206.4.43.5:$ip
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The IP address of the machine is 206.4.43.5.
The messages from /var/adm/messages are:
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May 25 17:55:45 fog kernel: CSLIP: code copyright 1989 Regents of the
University of California
May 25 17:55:45 fog kernel: PPP: version 2.2.0 (dynamic channel
allocation)
May 25 17:55:45 fog kernel: PPP Dynamic channel allocation code
copyright 1995 Caldera, Inc.
May 25 17:55:45 fog kernel: PPP line discipline registered.
May 25 17:55:45 fog kernel: registered device ppp0
May 25 17:55:45 fog pppd[24856]: pppd 2.2.0 started by ppp, uid 500
May 25 17:55:45 fog pppd[24856]: Using interface ppp0
May 25 17:55:45 fog pppd[24856]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyR2
May 25 17:55:51 fog pppd[24856]: local IP address 206.4.43.5
May 25 17:55:51 fog pppd[24856]: remote IP address 206.4.43.136
May 25 17:55:51 fog pppd[24856]: Cannot determine ethernet address
for proxy ARP
May 25 17:55:54 fog pppd[24856]: CCP terminated at peer's request
May 25 17:55:54 fog pppd[24856]: Compression disabled by peer.
May 25 17:58:08 fog pppd[24856]: LCP terminated at peer's request
May 25 17:58:08 fog pppd[24856]: Hangup (SIGHUP)
May 25 17:58:08 fog pppd[24856]: Modem hangup
May 25 17:58:08 fog pppd[24856]: Connection terminated.
May 25 17:58:08 fog pppd[24856]: Exit
May 25 17:59:45 fog kernel: PPP: ppp line discipline successfully
unregistered
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Our version of the ppp RPM is ppp-2.3.3-2.
Our default gateway is our internet router.
Can anyone see what I'm missing? BTW, I also tried connecting using
the method in the PPP HOWTO, and experience the same problem. Any
assistance would be much appreciated.
Thanks!
Robert Ankeney
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