Hi Ryan, Thanks for your advice. On Wed, 2003-07-09 at 01:18, Ryan McDougall wrote: > > - snip - > > > > # ip addr > > 1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP> mtu 16436 qdisc noqueue > > link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00 > > inet 127.0.0.1/8 brd 127.255.255.255 scope host lo > > 2: eth0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast qlen 100 > > link/ether 00:50:fc:39:3b:59 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff > > 3: ppp0: <POINTOPOINT,MULTICAST,NOARP,UP> mtu 1492 qdisc pfifo_fast qlen > > 3 > > link/ppp > > inet 202.123.68.48 peer 202.123.71.254/32 scope global ppp0 > > > > What does point 3. above indicate? > > It indicates that you are connecting to the net via the Point to Point > Protocol. And this is usually used with some sort of DSL. Noted What does "POINTOPOINT,MULTICAST,NOARP,UP> mtu 1492 qdisc pfifo_fast qlen 3" indicate? > > What command line to be issued to find the current ip address assigned > > by ISP (broadband)? > > Actually the ip address is in point 3: > "inet 202.123.68.48 peer 202.123.71.254/32 scope global ppp0" > This inet line tells you your ip address, 202.123.68.48t Noted with thanks What does "peer 202.123.71.254/32 scope global ppp0" indicate? and B.Regards Stephen -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
