On Wed, 31 May 2006 14:30:01 +1200 Christopher Sawtell wrote: > On Wednesday 31 May 2006 14:12, Andy George wrote: > > > At a command prompt, type > > > > route add default gw 202.0.46.87 > > > > ...then see if you get traffic through. Maybe related, maybe not, Hows > > the DNS setup? > He has to remove the old default gw first. > > route del default gw 192.168.42.12 eth0 > and I think he'll net to specify the ppp0 device in the default route. i.e. > > route add default gw 202.0.46.87 ppp0 > > change "202.0.46.87" to what it actually is. > All this should be done by the o/s. > There are ( hopefully ) config files in /etc for doing this. > > -- > CS
The problem is that many distros set a default route on the ethernet device when it is brought up (whether by administrator error or otherwise). Then ppp does not set a default route on connection. This issue has been thrashed out on this list many times. I recall Rik having this problem on debian/ubuntu (memory may be faulty though). The first point is to ask why a default route is set on eth0. If it is only a LAN then why do you need a default route. I route to the lan addrress is sufficient. -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
