Re: Default route ppp+Gateway

Alvie (bishop12@ionet.net)
Wed, 18 Aug 1999 12:32:35 -0500


This solved my problem, it's all working now.
Thanks to everyone who responded to my plea for help.
This is great, my problem was solved within only a couple of hours of my
original posting.

----- Original Message -----
From: Kendall Lister <kendall@charon.net.au>
To: Linux Networking Mailing List <linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 1999 4:45 PM
Subject: Re: Default route ppp+Gateway

> On Wed, 18 Aug 1999, Alvie wrote:
>
> > Could someone please describe a typical ISP setup.
> > PPP seems to insist on being the default gateway.
> > I need eth0 to be the default gw to my internet connection.
>
> We found that pppd 2.2.0f doesn't pay much attention to the
> `-defaultroute' option; however, if your system already has a default
> route, pppd will not replace it. Try setting up your local network first,
> and then dial into your server.
>
> --
> Kendall Lister, Systems Operator for Charon I.S. - kendall@charon.net.au
> Charon Information Services - Friendly, Cheap Melbourne ISP: 9589 7781
>
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