[pptp-server] Problems with Subnet mask

Chris Dos chris at brainplay.com
Sun Jul 11 09:38:05 CDT 1999


Well it seems that pppd isn't sending the subnet mask.  Do you know of a link
of what I need to add to ip-up to make this work.  This shouldn't be this
difficult.

tmk wrote:
> 
> the subnet mask is set by pppd. use the "netmask xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" command in
> your ppp options file
> 
> if that doesn't work (i've heard reports that pppd doesn't always do as it's
> told) you can add some code to do it for you in /etc/ppp/ip-up
> 
> Kevin
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Chris Dos <chris at brainplay.com>
> To: <pptp-server at lists.schulte.org>
> Sent: Saturday, July 10, 1999 8:33 PM
> Subject: [pptp-server] Problems with Subnet mask
> 
> > In this file:
> >
> > /etc/pptpd.conf
> >
> >            speed 115200
> >            localip 192.168.0.234-238
> >            remoteip 192.168.1.234-238
> >
> > It doesnt tell you how to specifiy a subnet mask.  The client is getting a
> > 255.255.0.0 instead of 255.255.255.0 subnet mask.  What is the correct
> syntax
> > of this file so the client gets the correct subnet mask.
> >
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Chris Dos
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