Hi! I use /usr/sbin/ppp to connect my FreeBSD-4.10 box to my ADSL provider. Each time I connect I am assigned a new dynamic IP address. Sometimes I notice that an old address lingers on for days (through several reconnects) like this:
satbsd# ifconfig <...> tun0: flags=8051<UP,POINTOPOINT,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1480 inet 83.237.41.95 --> 83.237.41.1 netmask 0xffffffff inet 83.237.23.176 --> 83.237.23.1 netmask 0xffffffff Opened by PID 32932 <...> This address - 83.237.41.95 - has been assigned to me four days ago! 83.237.23.176 this is my current address, and I've had a few addresses in between. Here is the reconnect log when the old address remained: Oct 12 16:07:08 satbsd ppp[32932]: Phase: deflink: open -> lcp Oct 12 16:07:08 satbsd ppp[32932]: Phase: bundle: Terminate Oct 12 16:07:11 satbsd ppp[32932]: Phase: deflink: Disconnected! Oct 12 16:07:11 satbsd ppp[32932]: Phase: deflink: lcp -> logout Oct 12 16:07:11 satbsd ppp[32932]: Phase: deflink: logout -> hangup Oct 12 16:07:11 satbsd ppp[32932]: Phase: deflink: Disconnected! Oct 12 16:07:11 satbsd ppp[32932]: Phase: deflink: Connect time: 86405 secs: 1792934760 octets in, 97733143 octets out Oct 12 16:07:11 satbsd ppp[32932]: Phase: deflink: 8951000 packets in, 8802534 packets out Oct 12 16:07:11 satbsd ppp[32932]: Phase: total 21881 bytes/sec, peak 490137 bytes/sec on Mon Oct 11 18:33:49 2004 Oct 12 16:07:11 satbsd ppp[32932]: Phase: deflink: hangup -> opening Oct 12 16:07:11 satbsd ppp[32932]: Phase: bundle: Establish Oct 12 16:07:11 satbsd ppp[32932]: Phase: deflink: Enter pause (3) for redialing. Oct 12 16:07:14 satbsd ppp[32932]: Phase: deflink: Connected! Oct 12 16:07:14 satbsd ppp[32932]: Phase: deflink: opening -> dial Oct 12 16:07:14 satbsd ppp[32932]: Phase: deflink: dial -> carrier Oct 12 16:07:15 satbsd ppp[32932]: Phase: Received NGM_PPPOE_ACNAME (hook "STREAM") Oct 12 16:07:15 satbsd ppp[32932]: Phase: Received NGM_PPPOE_SESSIONID Oct 12 16:07:15 satbsd ppp[32932]: Phase: Received NGM_PPPOE_SUCCESS Oct 12 16:07:15 satbsd ppp[32932]: Phase: deflink: carrier -> login Oct 12 16:07:15 satbsd ppp[32932]: Phase: deflink: login -> lcp Oct 12 16:07:16 satbsd ppp[32932]: Warning: deflink: Reducing configured MRU from 1500 to 1480 Oct 12 16:07:16 satbsd ppp[32932]: Phase: bundle: Authenticate Oct 12 16:07:16 satbsd ppp[32932]: Phase: deflink: his = CHAP 0x05, mine = none Oct 12 16:07:16 satbsd ppp[32932]: Phase: Chap Input: CHALLENGE (16 bytes from A444-rb01) Oct 12 16:07:16 satbsd ppp[32932]: Phase: Chap Output: RESPONSE (userpppoemtu) Oct 12 16:07:16 satbsd ppp[32932]: Phase: Chap Input: SUCCESS Oct 12 16:07:16 satbsd ppp[32932]: Phase: deflink: lcp -> open Oct 12 16:07:16 satbsd ppp[32932]: Phase: bundle: Network This log is perfectly similar to other reconnects, when the address was changed successfully and the old address didn't linger. Please suggest a solution to this problem, as some dynamic-ip services refuse to work because of it. Thanks, Andrew P. _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"