testing PPP over null modem

testing PPP over null modem

[csaradap]

I thaink I have a PPP connection up and running  over a null modem. So
can u tell me how to test the ppp setup. By running ifconfig I am
getting the ppp* interface running but the number of packets received
and sent remains constant...


plz help

cspn

Re: testing PPP over null modem

[Frank Schneider]

csaradap schrieb:
> 
> I thaink I have a PPP connection up and running  over a null modem. So
> can u tell me how to test the ppp setup. By running ifconfig I am
> getting the ppp* interface running but the number of packets received
> and sent remains constant...

Hello...

First you have to assign IP-adresses to the ppp*-devices, this can be
done automatically at connect (so its done when you connect via ppp to
an ISP), but yo can also do it by hand.

I would suggest to read "man ifconfig", as i know, it should work like
something:
ifconfig ppp0 <ip> netmask <mask> up

This on both sides of the ppp-link.

Read also "man pppd".

After you have the interfaces (test them by pinging your own ppp0-IP),
you should lay some routing to them, e.g. you can set the default route
to the ppp*-device, so every packet will be send to the other maschine:
route add default gw ppp0

After that you should be able to ping the other maschines ip over the
ppp-link. Then the packetcounter will increase.

Solong..
Frank.

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