[pptp-server] proxy ARP

[Neale Banks]

On Mon, 13 Dec 1999, Tony Galan wrote:

> Anyone know how I can fix the problem on line #7
> (Cannot determine ethernet address for proxy ARP)?
[...]
> -------------------/var/log/messages------------------------------------
[...]
> Dec 12 05:52:48 obiwan pppd[7150]: Cannot determine ethernet address for
> proxy ARP
> Dec 12 05:52:48 obiwan pppd[7150]: local  IP address 192.168.1.235

Is your PPP local IP address in the same subnet as an ethernet interface?
AFAIK, this is a necessary condition for proxy-arp and having the local IP
address on other than the subnet of an ethernet interface is the usual
reason for the "Cannot determine..." message.

HTH,
Neale.