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version 1.1, 2013/03/14 23:07:45	version 1.2, 2013/03/14 23:19:08
Line 564 the connection messages of pppd, give th	Line 564 the connection messages of pppd, give th

# tail -f /var/log/messages	# tail -f /var/log/messages

To disconnect, do a kill -HUP of pppd.	To disconnect, do a `kill -HUP` of `pppd`.

# pkill -HUP pppd	# pkill -HUP pppd

Line 768 The `/etc/nsswitch.conf` file should be	Line 768 The `/etc/nsswitch.conf` file should be

Summing up, to configure the network the following must be done: the network	Summing up, to configure the network the following must be done: the network
adapters must be installed and physically connected. Next they must be	adapters must be installed and physically connected. Next they must be
configured (with ifconfig) and, finally, the file `/etc/rc.conf` must be	configured (with `ifconfig`) and, finally, the file `/etc/rc.conf` must be
modified to configure the interface and possibly default router, and	modified to configure the interface and possibly default router, and
`/etc/resolv.conf` and `/etc/nsswitch.conf` should be adjusted if DNS should be	`/etc/resolv.conf` and `/etc/nsswitch.conf` should be adjusted if DNS should be
used. This type of network management is sufficient for small networks without	used. This type of network management is sufficient for small networks without
Line 874 section.	Line 874 section.
Of course you don't want to give this command every time, so it's better to	Of course you don't want to give this command every time, so it's better to
define the `defaultroute` entry in the `/etc/rc.conf` file: the default route	define the `defaultroute` entry in the `/etc/rc.conf` file: the default route
will be set automatically during system initialization, using the defaultroute	will be set automatically during system initialization, using the defaultroute
option as an argument to the route add default command.	option as an argument to the `route add default` command.

If the client machine is not using NetBSD, the configuration will be different.	If the client machine is not using NetBSD, the configuration will be different.
On Windows PCs you need to set the gateway property of the TCP/IP protocol to	On Windows PCs you need to set the gateway property of the TCP/IP protocol to
Line 888 The following commands can be useful for	Line 888 The following commands can be useful for

* `ping` -- tries to connect to other computers via ICMP (usually used for	* `ping` -- tries to connect to other computers via ICMP (usually used for
testing if a connection exists).	testing if a connection exists).
* `netstat -r` -- Displays the routing tables (similar to route show).	* `netstat -r` -- Displays the routing tables (similar to `route show`).
* `traceroute` -- On the client it shows the route followed by the packets to	* `traceroute` -- On the client it shows the route followed by the packets to
their destination.	their destination.
* `tcpdump` -- Use on the gateway to monitor TCP/IP traffic.	* `tcpdump` -- Use on the gateway to monitor TCP/IP traffic.
Line 1061 use a little trick:	Line 1061 use a little trick:
* Create a Remote Access connection like the one described before for Windows	* Create a Remote Access connection like the one described before for Windows
NT, but using the Standard Modem.	NT, but using the Standard Modem.

* In `.ppprc` substitute the line that calls chat with the following line	* In `.ppprc` substitute the line that calls `chat` with the following line

connect '/usr/sbin/chat -v ATH OK AT OK ATE0V1 OK AT OK ATDT CONNECT'	connect '/usr/sbin/chat -v ATH OK AT OK ATE0V1 OK AT OK ATDT CONNECT'

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