> yep and you might also have a laptop that switches from one network to > another - between wired, wireless and modem. But generally in most > setups on one subnet you won't need a default route unless there is a > way off that lan to the big wide world.
True, but whatever reasons or lack thereof there may be for an existing default route, making the assumption that there isn't one already is incompetent dialup design. Unless, of course, you intend the dialup to only work while there isn't another way out already. Volker -- Volker Kuhlmann is list0570 with the domain in header http://volker.dnsalias.net/ Please do not CC list postings to me.
