Re: ip-up & ip-down
May I ask what dynipclient does? I'm setting up a tiny network at home and
am going to network a Linux box (running slink) with a Windows 95 machine
(my son's) and I get a dynamic IP address from my ISP. I use a PPP
connection.
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David Natkins
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On 25 Dec 1998 john@dhh.gt.org wrote:
> > In the ip-up file, I need to execute:
>
> > /usr/local/bin/dynipclient -p
>
> > In the ip-down file, I need to execute
>
> > /usr/local/bin/dynipclient -k
>
> > When I add the lines, it doesn't work.
>
> How do you know? These scripts are run with stdout directed to /dev/null,
> so you won't see any output.
>
> In any case, the proper way to do this is to put this script in
> /etc/ppp/ip-up.d, name it dynipclient, and make it executable:
>
> #!/bin/bash
> /usr/local/bin/dynipclient -p
>
> And put this one in /etc/ppp/ip-down.d, name it dynipclient, and make it
> executable:
>
> #!/bin/bash
> /usr/local/bin/dynipclient -k
> --
> John Hasler
> john@dhh.gt.org (John Hasler)
> Dancing Horse Hill
> Elmwood, WI
>
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