Topic: Telstra Bigpond Direct

[Chris Benson]

Hi,

Looking for an permenant fix for a liitle issue with Telstra Bigpond Direct (Modem based, permenant IP connection)

I cant seem to locate a simple method to SEND the fixed IP, as supplied by Telstra, during the authentication process.

I have located a couple of possible hacks, but I would prefer method that want disappear during a patch or upgrade, eg templated.

Using 5.5 Update2
Private server & Gateway - Dial-up

Any suggestions?

Regards

Chris

[Jon Blakely]

As per Charlies instructions posted some time ago


Create a directory /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/etc/diald-conf.
Create the file pppd-options in that directory contianing:

pppd-options name "{ $DialupUserAccount }" noauth x.x.x.x: ipparam diald

(one line - it seems to wrap in Phorum). Put your IP address in place of x.x.x.x.

You do not normally specify an IP mask for PPP links - they are point to point links, and you specify the IP address of each "point".

After making this change, do:

/sbin/e-smith/signal-event post-upgrade
/sbin/e-smith/signal-event reboot


Jon

[James Shields]

Chris,

I went through the same trouble when I first started using e-smith 4.1.2. The fix Charlie suggested never quite worked (maybe I messed it up), anyway I developed my own patch, which worked fine. I cannot guarantee it worked after an upgrade, but it certainly resolved my problems.

Having said all that, I was setting up a new 5.5 server, and used a different modem, and it worked straight away. I thought maybe the modem was the problem, and as bazar as that sounds, that is exactly what it was. I tried using a cheap ABC 56K Modem, and it would not stay connected, yet by replacing the modem with a Netcomm 56K, SME 5.5 worked with no modifications. I then tested with a US Robotics modem, and again it worked with no modifications.

So, you may not need to modify at all. I now have two different servers both running SME 5.5 with Update 2, with no modifications on BigPond Direct Permanent modem connections. Both are using Netcomm 56K modems.

Hope this helps.

James