Open Linuxconf and click on the basic host button. Here you can define your machine's (hostname) as well as the default "route" (device) by which you connect to the internet. You may also want to check the ppp/slip/plip and make sure everything defined properly for you ppp0 connection. that should take care of everything for you. Mark / * Sometimes it becomes necessary to rock the boat * in order to get the rats up from below decks * so they can be kicked over the side and drowned! * * REGISTERED LINUX USER # 182496 */ <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<*REPLY SEPERATOR*>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, 18 Nov 2000 Tom Eastman had this to say! > My pppd won't connect properly in non-root mode because it has to > authenticate itself because I have a default route to the internet (eth0) > > when I type in "route" I get the usual routing information and at the > bottom it says: > > default [blah blah] eth0 > > My connection dials up and works FINE if I remove the default using "route > del default" but I don't want to have to do this every time. > > ------- > My question: > > Where in the startup is Linux being told that I want eth0 to be my default > route? And how do I STOP it being told that? > ------- > > It's a pain having to change to root and removing eth0 as the default > whenever I want to connect to the internet... especially since I don't want > eth0 to be the default at ANY time. 8-) > > I suppose I could just add a script somewhere (where?) with "route del > default" in it... but I'd much rather find out where it's being set in the > first place. > > Thanks for your help. > > Tom > > ----------------- > Tom Eastman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ICQ: 13660569 > Cellphone: +64 21 44 93 44 > PGP Key ID: 0xA138D6AE > http://vacantsound.iwarp.com > > "Sometimes I think that the surest sign that intellegent life exists > elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us." > > >
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