> So far as Linux (Red Hat 8.0) is concerned, it's installed and working
> Dual fold question, why do I have to DISABLE eth0 and eth1 for ppp0 to be
> the default route, and is there a way that we can have this made a little
Red Hat isn't exactly Red Hot when it comes to dialup, and turns
distinctly cold when there's also a LAN involved ;) Obviously a
combination they haven't thought of yet.
Older pppd only add a defaultroute when none is already there, hence
you shut down eth to get rid of it. Easier, you could run route del
default or similar from your ip-ppp-up (or what it's called) script.
Eh, sorry no you couldn't, that script runs after pppd has started, prob
too late then. Newer pppd either do in the existing defaultroute
regardless, or, more likely, have another option to remove any
exisiting default first before adding a new one. And if your system is
set up properly, it also completely restores the previous LAN settings.
Read up on pppd, options can be set in /etc/ppp/options* (or /root/.ppprc).
Interface up/down is handled by some scripts in /etc/sysconfig, fix them
up if they don't work properly. You will have to replace the LAN's
default route, or you're in a lurch when the dialup goes down.
Here we go:
replacedefaultroute
This option is a flag to the defaultroute option.
If defaultroute is set and this flag is also set,
pppd replaces an existing default route with the
new default route.
Volker
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