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I'm trying to get my Redhat Linux 5.2 machine to talk to the internet.
Eventually, I want to use it as a gateway for my home network which will
have a couple of Win98 machines.

I used the Linux tools to set up the modem and network stuff.  When I
activate the ppp0 interface, I get a good connection to my ISP.  I can ping
the remote host that is listed in /var/log/messages, but I can't get beyond
that machine.

When I look at the routing table using 'route -nr', I see that a default
route hasn't been set up.  If I check the pppd process, I see that pppd was
started with the defaultroute argument.  My assumption is that the lack of a
default route is causing my problem, but I don't know how to fix it.  I've
tried adding the route manually with 'route add ipaddress default', but that
doesn't work.

I'm at a loss as to what to try next.
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Thanks,
  Ray

Is nodefaultroute enabled inside the ppp configuration file?

Quote:>I used the Linux tools to set up the modem and network stuff.  When I
>activate the ppp0 interface, I get a good connection to my ISP.  I can ping
>the remote host that is listed in /var/log/messages, but I can't get beyond
>that machine.

>When I look at the routing table using 'route -nr', I see that a default
>route hasn't been set up.  If I check the pppd process, I see that pppd was
>started with the defaultroute argument.

: When I look at the routing table using 'route -nr', I see that a default
: route hasn't been set up.  If I check the pppd process, I see that pppd was
: started with the defaultroute argument.  My assumption is that the lack of a
: default route is causing my problem, but I don't know how to fix it.  I've

You have an existing default route to the LAN, it's not necessary since
a network route will work quite well.  Remove this default route and pppd,
with the defaultroute option, will create a default route through the
PPP interface.  But even with this option pppd won't replace an existing
route.

I can't tell you what to change by using RH configuration scripts though.

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/* Speak softly and carry a +6 two-handed sword. */

GATEWAY=192.168.1.1 or whatever

change it to 0.0.0.0 and then no default route to eth0 should be created
when starting networking...

Dean