RE: [LUG] dialup woes

[neil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

> I must be completely stupid and missing something obvious.
>
> I set up my new debian install as host "debian" and domain "local". I
> set up no default route, cos I've not got one until I dial up. I set
> up an 10.0.0.x network for local machines.
>
> Now I want to use my demon account for dialup.
>
> So, I set up wvdial in the normal way and I can't route once I'm
> up. netstat -nr shows a router, presumably one that demon told me
> about during negotiation.
>
> Anyway, I tinker, like a numpty, and now pppd dies as soon as it gets
> in. 
>
> I'm going from CDs, so I'm only on pppd 3.summat and a 2.2 kernel.
>
> This shouldn't be this hard.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Steve

heh.. looks familiar.. i am also using debian, and a dialup (for the mo) connection.

All sorts of mucking about with the 'route' command fixed it for me. i found the IP 
of the ISP's remote machine and set it as a defaultroute.

HTH

Neil

P.S. If all else fails, where(ish) do you live ??

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