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.
================================ David Natkins email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] fax : (609) 896-2239 ================================ On 25 Dec 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) > Dancing Horse Hill > Elmwood, WI > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > >
