Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt Iface 218.101.58.67 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 40 0 0 ppp0 10.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 40 0 0 eth1 10.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 40 0 0 eth1 127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 40 0 0 lo 0.0.0.0 10.0.0.1 0.0.0.0 UG 40 0 0 eth1
----- Original Message ----- From: "Andre Renaud" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 10:47 AM Subject: Re: Networking issue > > The LAN setup is > ... > >>From the Options Server (10.0.0.1) if I start ppp0 (WVDIAL) and ping my > >> ISPs > > DNS server (203.97.33.14) it tries to ping from 10.0.0.1, not > > 203.isp.dhcp.address and the end result? > > > > Destination host unreachable. > > Destination host unreachable. > > Destination host unreachable. > > etc etc etc ad infinitum. > > > > Now, here's the way I got it to go... Kinda rudimentary but effective > > > > ifconfig eth0 down > > /etc/rc.d/rc.firewall > > wvdial > > ifconfig eth0 up > > > > This, as you can imagine, is a royal pain in the ass if the modem should > > get > > disconnected while I'm 400+ kms from home, and wife knows little/nothing > > about linux to correct the issue... it's a big toll call talking her > > through the many steps... > > When you say "tries to ping from 10.0.0.1" do you mean it tries to send > the ping out the 10.0.0.1 card, or tries to send it out the modem, but > with a source address of 10.0.0.1? > > Can you go through the broken setup, and once it is connected, run: > netstat -rn > and post the output? > > Andre >
