System Administration Guide, Volume 3

ifconfig Section for Multipoint Dial-in Server

The ifconfig section for a multipoint dial-in server has a slightly different syntax than that for a point-to-point link. This syntax is:

ifconfig ipdn plumb server-name up

The major difference is that no destination endpoints are listed as arguments to ifconfig. Instead, the link manager obtains this information from the path section of the asppp.cf file.

In Example 24-2, the link manager first runs the ifconfig command on the dial-in server to configure multipoint interface ipd0. The zero in ipd0 gives the device number of the interface. The option plumb performs various activities necessary for IP to recognize the ipd0 interface. The ifconfig option up marks interface ipd0 as up.


Note -

You might have to supply a netmask + parameter on the ifconfig line if you use subnetting.