Re: [cobalt-users] Qube2 PPP problem

[Darryl Harvey <dharvey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Let me guess, you are using the internal IP range of 192.168.0.x




If you are using 192.168.0.x for your internal interface, you will have 
loads of problems.

Cobalt (in their wisdom) have chosen 192.168.0.2 as the "Fake" interface IP 
for the sl0 port,  this will conflict with anyone using this address 
elsewhere in their private network (Which I would expect to be loads of people)

Use another range, (IE: 192.168.10.x)


That should fix it.

I also lost about 2 days trying to find this fault, only to find out it is 
Cobalt's doing...  Smart eh!

Darryl


At 03:25 PM 12/04/2000, you wrote:
> Hi,
>
> We are using a Qube2 with a PPP permanent connection via Telstra Bigpond
> Direct.
>
> We are having problems with traffic via the PPP interface. (Poor
> performance, packets being lost etc)
>
> I've tried establishing the PPP interface manually using pppd.
> (Diald did connect to Telstra but set some weird routes and interfaces,
> mainly sl0 was conflicting with our internal ethernet interface)
> The same network symptoms exist when establishing the ppp interface via
> diald or manually using pppd
>
> The log file indicates that everything is okay when pppd connects and
> brings up the interface. The routing looks fine also.
>
> I've also connected to the Telstra service with another machine (i386
> Redhat 6.1) using the same ppp configuration and the link is fine.
>
> I've also tried switching off NAT and manually flushing the ipfwadm rules.
>
> Is anyone else experiencing problems connecting their Qube2 to Telstra?
> Also if someone has info regarding weird routing configuration that may be
> needed, this would be appreciated.
>
> The qube2 has all the system patches/upgrades installed.
>
> Regards,
> James
>
>
>
>
>
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