Actually, after having a look, I tell a lie...You might have better luck
with

route add default gw 218.101.65.98 <<Your internet IP>>


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andy George" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2004 2:46 PM
Subject: Re: How to set default internet connection manually?


> Yes!  I have exactly the same problem!  Lan server 192.168.1.1 is the
> dateway.  Without ethernet the default route is thru the modem, with eth0
> running, it's thru the ethernat card, and misses the modem completely
>
> route add default gw 192.168.1.1 (on the internet server) will add another
> default route to the internet, WITH priority!
>
> Now all I gotta do is work out hos to automate this with wvdial...
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chris Wilkinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2004 12:53 PM
> Subject: How to set default internet connection manually?
>
>
> > Hi there,
> >
> > My symptoms:
> >
> > Setting up modem for internet, and LAN for SMB sharing with my laptop
> > is causing bother, as drakconnect (Mandrake network setup tool) will
> > crash if I setup the modem by itself with the LAN enabled. With the
> > LAN disabled in the BIOS, the modem setting up works fine, and thats how
> > I got this email to the CLUG, but enabling the LAN and setting that
> > up by itself causes the default internet connection to revert to the
> > LAN. I then setup the modem again, but with the LAN enabled drakconnect
> > will crash and the default internet gateway reverts back to LAN...
> >
> > Catch 22! Anyone have any clues here?
> >
> > Alternatively can I edit some files manually to redirect anything
> > Netscape wants to/from ppp0 instead of eth0?
> >
> > BTW, the SMB sharing works fine, but with LAN enabled I cannot use
> > the internet due to the above! Drat...
> >
> > -- 
> > Kind regards,
> >
> > Chris Wilkinson, Christchurch, New Zealand.
> >
> >
>

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