On Mon, 2002-02-04 at 18:07, Paul M Foster wrote:
> I'm trying to set up internet access from workstations via the server at
> my office. I'm running into various little problems, but the most odd at
> the moment is the fact that when I try to telnet into the server from
> a workstation, it opens a ppp connection and dials the modem.
>
> I have pppd set up on the server (bullwinkle) to dial out on demand. It
> has the proper nameservers in resolv.conf, and it knows the hosts on the
> network from the hosts file. The host.conf file has the usual parameters
> to look first at the hosts file and then check the [internet]
> nameservers. That's the server.
>
> On the workstation (calvin), I have the same hosts file, the same
> resolv.conf, and the same hosts file. route -n reports that bullwinkle
> is indeed the gateway for the network. However, pinging won't work from
> calvin, if I ping an internet host, even if the ppp connection is up.
> But more immediately, telnetting in trips the pppd, causing it to dial
> out. This doesn't make sense, since I'm telnetting into bullwinkle,
> bullwinkle has a local IP known to calvin, and there's no reason for
> bullwinkle to try to look out on the internet when a local machine tries
> to telnet into him.
>
> Anyone have any enlightening info?
>
> Paul
>
When you try to ping or telnet into the server, have you tried by device
name and IP address? Sounds like you only try by device name. I am
curious if it works by typing in the IP address of the device.
Do you have any DNS settings in either configuration ?
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