Re: change ethernet to ppp, routing

2001-12-27 Thread Ric Otte
I hadn't known about the /etc/network/interfaces file, and when I fiddled with it, things seem to be fixed. Thanks very much! Ric On Wed, Dec 26, 2001 at 05:06:10PM -0500, k l u r t wrote: On Wednesday 26 December 2001 01:24 pm, Ric Otte wrote: Yep, I did mean to write that I want to connect

change ethernet to ppp, routing

2001-12-26 Thread otte
I just got a linux machine that is configured to use the ethernet card, but I want to connect to the ethernet with ppp. I believe I've configured ppp fine, but perhaps not. I seem to connect, but can't ping or connect to anything. When I look at /var/log/messages, I find the following message,

Re: change ethernet to ppp, routing

2001-12-26 Thread John Hasler
Ric writes: localhost pppd[538]: not replacing default route to eth0 [192.168.1.1] You have set up a default route to the Internet via your ethernet card. You don't need it: all it does is stop pppd from creating the route you do need. Delete it. localhost pppd[538]: Cannot determine ethernet

Re: change ethernet to ppp, routing

2001-12-26 Thread k l u r t
On Wednesday 26 December 2001 11:06 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just got a linux machine that is configured to use the ethernet card, but I want to connect to the ethernet with ppp. I believe I've configured ppp fine, but perhaps not. I seem to connect, but can't ping or connect to

Re: change ethernet to ppp, routing

2001-12-26 Thread John Hasler
klurt writes: you need to use PPPoE I think that he intended to write I want to connect to the Internet with ppp rather than I want to connect to the ethernet with ppp. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI

Re: change ethernet to ppp, routing

2001-12-26 Thread Ric Otte
Yep, I did mean to write that I want to connect to the Internet with ppp, instead of I want to connect to the ethernet with ppp. Basically I'm wanting to use the machine at home instead of my office. I'm sorry for the confusion. SO, if I need to delete the default route to the internet via

Re: change ethernet to ppp, routing

2001-12-26 Thread k l u r t
On Wednesday 26 December 2001 01:24 pm, Ric Otte wrote: Yep, I did mean to write that I want to connect to the Internet with ppp, instead of I want to connect to the ethernet with ppp. Basically I'm wanting to use the machine at home instead of my office. I'm sorry for the confusion. SO,