Re: pppoe configuration and dns name resolution

2012-10-21 Thread Jack
Hi This time I configured as simple as possible with minimal settings, and voila things worked. I successfully connected to internet in both cases - DHCP server disabled in adsl modem, and DHCP server enabled in adsl modem. Thanks all of you guys for helping. :) Here are config files: ## /etc/

Re: pppoe configuration and dns name resolution

2012-10-20 Thread RW
On Sat, 20 Oct 2012 09:42:31 +0530 Jack wrote: > Hi again, > > This time I disabled DHCP on my fxp0 interface and > in my adsl modem too. > But the problem still exists. > > This time I tried both approaches: > assigned an IP address explicitly to fxp0, and > then no explicit assignment to fxp0

Re: pppoe configuration and dns name resolution

2012-10-19 Thread Polytropon
On Sat, 20 Oct 2012 09:42:31 +0530, Jack wrote: > Hi again, > > This time I disabled DHCP on my fxp0 interface and > in my adsl modem too. > But the problem still exists. > > This time I tried both approaches: > assigned an IP address explicitly to fxp0, and > then no explicit assignment to fxp0

Re: pppoe configuration and dns name resolution

2012-10-19 Thread Jack
Hi again, This time I disabled DHCP on my fxp0 interface and in my adsl modem too. But the problem still exists. This time I tried both approaches: assigned an IP address explicitly to fxp0, and then no explicit assignment to fxp0. I still don' get why FreeBSD is having trouble connecting via P

Re: pppoe configuration and dns name resolution

2012-10-19 Thread Polytropon
On Thu, 18 Oct 2012 20:03:50 +0100, RW wrote: > On Tue, 16 Oct 2012 20:38:47 +0530 > Jack wrote: > > /etc/resolv.conf > > > > # Generated by resolvconf > > nameserver 192.168.1.1 > > If 192.168.1.1 is the modem, how can it be a proxy nameserver? It > doesn't have an internet connection if it's no

Re: pppoe configuration and dns name resolution

2012-10-18 Thread RW
On Tue, 16 Oct 2012 20:38:47 +0530 Jack wrote: > My network schematic is: > > PC <---> ADSL modem <-> Internet > 192.168.1.2 192.168.1.1 > ... > /etc/resolv.conf > > # Generated by resolvconf > nameserver 192.168.1.1 If 192.168.1.1 is the modem, how can it be a prox

Re: pppoe configuration and dns name resolution

2012-10-17 Thread Jack
Hi, Thank you guys for your suggestions, and sharing your experiences with me. This time I deleted old /var/log/ppp.log file, and I did modify /etc/ppp/ppp.conf - just the location of ifaddr line is changed and some more logging options set -nothing else is changed. . The file is this no

Re: pppoe configuration and dns name resolution

2012-10-16 Thread Jack
On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 9:19 PM, Mark Blackman wrote: > > On 16 Oct 2012, at 16:38, Jack wrote: > >> I 'll try mpd5. Thanks. >> >> Actually, I was concerned with userland ppp, becoz of the >> scenarios where we have a FreeBSD machine and the only >> way to connect to internet is an adsl modem in

Re: pppoe configuration and dns name resolution

2012-10-16 Thread Polytropon
On Tue, 16 Oct 2012 20:38:47 +0530, Jack wrote: > I'm new as a FreeBSD user, and trying to configure my > pppoe connection. I've been using PPPoE with a DSL modem for many years, using FreeBSD 4, 5 and 7 with the system's PPPoE tools. The IP was provided to the computer directly, so no DHCP in the

Re: pppoe configuration and dns name resolution

2012-10-16 Thread Gary Aitken
On 10/16/12 09:08, Jack wrote: > I'm new as a FreeBSD user, and trying to configure my > pppoe connection. > > After reading handbook and searching on various forums, > I prepared the ppp.conf file, and tried starting the ppp via > # ppp -ddial adsl > > Here 'adsl' is the profile name, in /etc/p

Re: pppoe configuration and dns name resolution

2012-10-16 Thread andrew clarke
On Tue 2012-10-16 20:38:47 UTC+0530, Jack (jacks.1...@gmail.com) wrote: > I'm new as a FreeBSD user, and trying to configure my > pppoe connection. > > After reading handbook and searching on various forums, > I prepared the ppp.conf file, and tried starting the ppp via > # ppp -ddial adsl > > H

Re: pppoe configuration and dns name resolution

2012-10-16 Thread Mark Blackman
On 16 Oct 2012, at 16:49, Mark Blackman wrote: > > On 16 Oct 2012, at 16:38, Jack wrote: > >> I 'll try mpd5. Thanks. >> >> Actually, I was concerned with userland ppp, becoz of the >> scenarios where we have a FreeBSD machine and the only >> way to connect to internet is an adsl modem in br

Re: pppoe configuration and dns name resolution

2012-10-16 Thread Mark Blackman
On 16 Oct 2012, at 16:38, Jack wrote: > I 'll try mpd5. Thanks. > > Actually, I was concerned with userland ppp, becoz of the > scenarios where we have a FreeBSD machine and the only > way to connect to internet is an adsl modem in bridge mode > (assuming the mode in modem, can't be changed).

Re: pppoe configuration and dns name resolution

2012-10-16 Thread Jack
On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 8:49 PM, Mark Blackman wrote: > > On 16 Oct 2012, at 16:08, Jack wrote: > >> Hi >> >> I'm new as a FreeBSD user, and trying to configure my >> pppoe connection. > > [snip] > >> >> fxp0 is the ethernet interface of my PC via which adsl modem is connected. >> >> Any suggesti

Re: pppoe configuration and dns name resolution

2012-10-16 Thread Mark Blackman
On 16 Oct 2012, at 16:08, Jack wrote: > Hi > > I'm new as a FreeBSD user, and trying to configure my > pppoe connection. [snip] > > fxp0 is the ethernet interface of my PC via which adsl modem is connected. > > Any suggestions ... Consider using the ports mpd5 daemon for a PPPoE connectio