Can't make OR-HS dial-on-demand

Mark Costlow (cheeks@swcp.com)
Sun, 6 Jul 1997 21:48:56 -0600 (MDT)

I've got an OR-HS with a modem connected to S0, and it won't dial on demand.
I've been beating my head against the wall on this and can't seem to get it to
work. I know I have to be missing something obvious, but so far reading the
manuals and list archives haven't turned up the answer. I'm hoping someone
else out there has done this and can see what I'm missing.

I'm using a /29 subnet on an ethernet, and I'm talking to the router via
telnet from a PC. The OR has a Hayes modem attached, using the "console"
cable that came with the OR plus a null modem adaptor. There's one location
defined, "swcp". The router has a static IP assigned to it when it dials into
our network (it's dialing into a PM2e).

If I do "dial swcp", it calls up, connects, after a few seconds it gets a
default route and then I can use the connection. It works perfectly. The
only problem is that it won't dial on demand. Something I saw on the list
said that if there was a location set to on_demand, then the router would
establish a connection at boot time to doanload routes. This one does not do
that.

Here are the results of show {s0, global, loc swcp} (while a connection is
active, if that's significant):

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Command> show s0
----------------------- Current Status - Port S0 ---------------------------
Status: ESTABLISHED
Input: 4828 Parity Errors: 0
Output: 2527 Framing Errors: 0
Pending: 0 Overrun Errors: 0
Modem Status: DCD+ CTS+

Active Configuration Default Configuration
-------------------- ---------------------
Port Type: Netwrk Netwrk (Dial Out) (Security)
Baud Rates: 57600 57600,57600,57600
Flow Control: RTS/CTS RTS/CTS
Modem Control: on on

Remote Host: pm6.swcp.com
Local Address: 198.59.115.84 0.0.0.0
Netmask: 255.255.255.248 0.0.0.0
Interface: ptp0 (PPP,Routing,Compr (PPP,Routing,Compress)
Mtu: 1500 1500
Async Map: L:00000000 R:00000000 00000000
Dial Group: 2

Command> show global
System Name:
Default Host: 0.0.0.0
Alternate Hosts:
IP Gateway: 0.0.0.0
Gateway Metric: 1
Default Routing: Broadcast, Listen (On)
Name Service: DNS
Name Server: swcp.com
Domain: swcp.com
Telnet Access Port: 23
Loghost: 0.0.0.0
Maximum PMconsole: 1
Assigned Address: 0.0.0.0
RADIUS Server: 0.0.0.0
Alternate Server: 0.0.0.0
Accounting Server: 0.0.0.0
Alt. Acct. Server: 0.0.0.0
PPP Authentication: PAP: on CHAP: on
Disabled Modules: SNMP OSPF

Command> show loc swcp
Location: swcp Type: On Demand
Destination: Negotiated Netmask: 255.255.255.248
Local IP: 198.59.115.84
Protocol: PPP Options: Routing, Compression
Group: 2 Max Ports: 1
Idle Timeout: 15 minutes High Mark: 0 bytes
Mtu: 1500 Async Map: 00000000
Username: Password:
Telephone:

Dial Script: Send Command Wait for Reply
------------------------------ ------------------------------
ATDTxxx-xxxx\r CONNECT
=PAP=xxxxx/yyyyy

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

Here's what "show routes" looks like when there is no connection established:

Command> show routes
Destination Mask Gateway Source Flag Met Interface
----------------- ---- -------------------- ------- ---- --- ---------
204.134.10.112 29 204.134.10.113 local NL 1 ether0

Note the lack of a default route (0.0.0.0). I have "default routing" turned
on, and the OR learns its default route after the connection is established.

So, has anyone else seen this? Any ideas? I've been using PMs for several
years, but this is the first time I've tried to make one dial on demand. Any
hints will be appreciated. Thanks,

Mark

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