2.0.6 and interfaces

[Lindsay Allen]

I tried and failed to get a W98 box to connect via ppp and become part of
the network.  In the course of debugging this I found what appears to be a
weakness in the "interfaces" handling.

Testing with : nmblookup -d 2 '*' and using different "interfaces" lines.
The inbound ppp connection is 192.168.3.x.


1.  interfaces = 200.01.01.233/29 192.168.3.1/24

added interface ip=200.01.01.233 bcast=200.01.01.239 nmask=255.255.255.248
added interface ip=192.168.3.1 bcast=192.168.3.255 nmask=255.255.255.0
querying * on 200.01.01.239

Note - no broadcast on ppp0



2. interfaces = 192.168.3.1/24 200.01.01.233/29

added interface ip=192.168.3.1 bcast=192.168.3.255 nmask=255.255.255.0
added interface ip=200.01.01.233 bcast=200.01.01.239 nmask=255.255.255.248
querying * on 192.168.3.255

Note - no broadcast on eth0



3. interfaces = eth0 ppp0 127.0.0.0/8

added interface ip=200.01.01.233 bcast=200.01.01.239 nmask=255.255.255.248
added interface ip=127.0.0.1 bcast=127.255.255.255 nmask=255.0.0.0
querying * on 200.01.01.239

note - no broadcast on ppp0 or on lo



4.  (no "interfaces" specified, but eth0 and ppp0 active)

added interface ip=200.01.01.233 bcast=200.01.01.239 nmask=255.255.255.248
querying * on 200.01.01.239

note - no broadcast on ppp0


So I did not get my ppp client working.  Any pointers anywhere on how to
do this?  I have included the above in the hope that it will be helpful.

Thanks,
-- 
Lindsay
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Lindsay Allen   <allen at cleo.murdoch.edu.au>  Perth, Western Australia
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