[plug] Default Route, ppp, LAN

[Tim White]

Sorry. This is Debian 3.0r1 (Knoppix 3.4 hd-install)
Tim
On Thu, 2004-07-22 at 20:38, Marc Wiriadisastra wrote:
> Create 2 separate connections and make the default gw as part of the 
> connection.
> 
> I run Fedora which is basically red-hat.  So for me where the "script" 
> is for my network connection I have eth0 and then another eth1 
> connection.   Since I use a laptop my only problem is drivers.  However 
> that seemed to work for me.
> 
> e.g. /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/
> Thats where the network scripts are on my system.
> The two files are:
> ifcfg-eth0
> ifcfg-eth1
> ifcfg-ppp0
> ifcfg-lo
> 
> I don't know what system so I can sorta help any further since some or 
> most systems are different and similar in there own way.
> 
> Tim White wrote:
> 
> >Hi. I normally access the net through a gateway on the LAN. Occasionally
> >I need to dialup myself (e.g. When I am not on the LAN or I am testing a
> >different server)
> >When I dialup if eth0 is still up with the default route set to point at
> >the gateway then ppp0 can't set it's self as the default route and I
> >can't access the internet through ppp0.
> >If I bring eth0 down then ppp0 up then eth0 up it also fails[1] as it
> >appears to be trying to get it's DNS from a non existent server on the
> >LAN rather than the ISP.[2]
> >I want it to be able to stay on the LAN while connected to the net so
> >that I may also be able to share the connection with the LAN.
> >This is similar to a problem I am having with a temporary gateway. So
> >that it can act as a gateway I can't set the default route to the LAN
> >gateway.
> >Thanks
> >Tim
> >
> >[1]
> >Kernel IP routing table
> >Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags Metric Ref    Use
> >Iface
> >211.29.214.254  *               255.255.255.255 UH    0      0        0
> >ppp0
> >192.168.0.0     *               255.255.255.0   U     0      0        0
> >eth0
> >default         dw              0.0.0.0         UG    0      0        0
> >eth0
> >default         211.29.214.254  0.0.0.0         UG    0      0        0
> >ppp0
> >Kernel IP routing table
> >Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags Metric Ref    Use
> >Iface
> >welax13.optusne *               255.255.255.255 UH    0      0        0
> >ppp0
> >default         welax13.optusne 0.0.0.0         UG    0      0        0
> >ppp0
> >
> >[2]
> >
> >
> >
> >
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