Agreed that will set Bill's default route to the dialup connection, but I know it is possible to have the default route configured for the DSL and to have it switch automatically when he uses dial up.
I just wish I can remember how I did it :-( derek On Sunday 20 Jul 2003 6:16 pm, Frankie wrote: > Try this.... > > in /etc/sysconfig/network > > Add this line: > > GATEWAYDEV=ppp0 > > if there is an entry for GATEWAY=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx > > remove it. > > > Then type: > > service network restart > > then try kppp again. > > > regards > > Franki > http://htmlfixit.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Bill > Winegarden > Sent: Monday, 21 July 2003 12:40 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] broadband screws up dial up > > > Hi Derek, > Thanks for the info, however that option is already in > there. Here are > the entries in /etc/ppp/options: > > lock > noauth > noipdefault > usepeerdns > > Maybe they will jog your memory. Perhaps you could check > yours and see if > there is a difference. > > tia, > Bill W. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Derek Jennings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2003 8:52 AM > Subject: Re: [newbie] broadband screws up dial up > > > On Sunday 20 Jul 2003 3:46 pm, Bill Winegarden wrote: > > > Hi, > > > New problem to consider. Mandrake 9.1. Default > > installation. I > > > > originally set up my dial up connection (on a supported > > winmodem) and I > was > > > > able to retrieve email and surf, no problem. Then my son > > set up a > broadband > > > > connection to his DSL line. Wow, what a difference! > > > This morning I awoke and his DSL connection has > > changed somehow so I > > > > just disconnected the cable and used KPPP for my dialup. > > > The application will dial up my provider and connect > > but email and > web > > > > browsers won't connect to this connection now. What do I > > have to do to > get > > > > my dial up connectivity back? > > > > > > tia, > > > Bill W. > > > > I know I have been through this one because my laptop > > happily switches the > > > default route between dialup and cable, but I cannot quite > > remember what I > > > did. > > > > Try putting the option > > noipdefault > > in /etc/ppp/options > > > > > > derek > > -- > > ---------------------------------- > > www.jennings.homelinux.net > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ---------------- > ---- > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- ---------------------------------- www.jennings.homelinux.net
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