static IPs, PPP connection, trouble connecting to internet

[jefflove]

Detailing my situation... I have a computer connected to my WinXP box via PPP, I can ping the client computer from my XP box and I can ping the XP box from the client computer.

The computer is setup so its default route goes to the XP box. The computer is running Linux and has no network card ( this is why I want to use PPP ).

To bring you up to speed, I have set up static IP addresses 192.168.0.2 server XP, 192.168.0.3 client

Here is my route information

[TiVo [p0] ~]# route
route_info, afname=inet, options=33
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
192.168.0.2 * 255.255.255.255 U 32767 0 0 ppp0
default 192.168.0.2 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 ppp0
[TiVo [p0] ~]#

ifconfig information

[TiVo [p0] ~]# ifconfig
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Bcast:127.255.255.255 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP BROADCAST LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:3584 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 coll:0

ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
inet addr:192.168.0.3 P-t-P:192.168.0.2 Mask:255.255.255.255
UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:127 errors:1 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:85 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 coll:0

[TiVo [p0] ~]#

As I mentioned, in XP my network connections, incoming, incoming connections has a single connection - unauthorized user

<unauthorized user>

Server Type PPP

Transports TCP/IP

Server IP Address 192.168.0.2 -->Server

Client IP Address 192.168.0.3 -->TiVo

Please let me know what setting in WinGate needs to be changed or what the issue is, as the software is not functioning.

[adrien]

Hi

Can you telnet to any of the WinGate services when you are dialed into your XP machine?

One issue that we come up against with this, is that the dialer interface does not exist so far as WinGate is aware until something connects in on it.

However WinGate validates the bindings to its services only when it starts (we are working on making this dynamic). that means that if an interface is not present when WinGate starts, it removes the binding from its services. That then can make them unavailable on any interface that appears after WinGate has started.

there are basically 2 options.

1. Restart the WinGate engine after you have made your PPP connection. the interface should then show up in WinGate, and you will be able to bind services to it.

2. Bind your services to "accept connections on any interface" which in effect binds them to INADDR_ANY.

Adrien

PS, sorry it took such a horribly long time to answer this!