On Fri, 2005-01-21 at 15:05 +1300, Rik Tindall wrote: > >>>Hell! Do I miss those MDK wizards! > >>> > >>just don't ask them to run the modem at the same time as your > network > >>card.. ;-) > >> > >> > > > >HA! Did you fall for that too ! :-)) > > > > > We should take a poll as to how many people struck/overcame it. > Mine _may_ have been an IRQ clash after an RPM driver download for my > PC-Tel onboard modem (didn't know much how to check back then). > Solution: External + RedHat9. > (or + SuSE or Ubuntu).
IIRC from the thread at the time it was a problem with setting the default route. If you had a default route pointing somewhere on the LAN (probably an existing internet gateway) then pppd would not set another one on ppp0. And why you would want to change default routes in that way is a little beyond me. I know there may be times when it is wanted or needed, but it seems to me in most cases: 1. if you have a default route on the LAN it is because you have an active internet connection via the LAN and its sensible to assume you don't want/need another one 2. if you don't have an active internet connection on the LAN it shouldn't have a default route set to the LAN, only a route to the LAN sub-net. Then pppd should set a default route on connection. -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
