On Wed, 13 Nov 2002 08:44:57 +1030 "Brian Schroeder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I use kppp at home to dial my ISP. After upgrading from Mandrake 8.2 > to 9.0, I found my internet connection didn't work. I checked my > firewall rules, resolv.conf, all messages files, etc. and couldn't > see anything wrong. > > I eventually discovered that the default route was not being set to > point to my ISP, and I had to set it manually. This is something > that always worked in previous versions, but doesn't work in mdk9.0. Sounds like you may not have "defaultroute" in your /etc/ppp/options -- see "man pppd" > Now that I know what the problem is, I can set it quite easily each > time, although it is a nuisance. But other family members (who DON'T > know the root password, and are not so computer literate) would not > be able to do this. (Yes, I know I could create a suid script for > them, or something similar, but I don't really want to do this kind > of hack.) > > Is this a bug, or is it just a configuration issue? If the latter, > what should I do? > > Brian Schroeder > > _________________________________________________________________ > The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > >
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