Re: change ethernet to ppp, routing
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 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 my ethernet
> > card, how do I do that? Do I use
> > 'route del eth0'
> > or do I need to type something like:
> > 'route del netmask 255.255.255.0 eth0'
> > I've never used the command 'route' before, but it looks to me like it is
> > the one that will add or delete routes. Thanks,
> >
> > Ric
> >
> > On Wed, Dec 26, 2001 at 11:29:28AM -0600, John Hasler wrote:
> > > 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".
>
> hmm.. sorry... i be confused.
>
> i thought you were trying to use adsl w/ pppoe...
> but i think to solve your problem, you would want to take a look at your
> /etc/network/interfaces - you could use route, but you would have to route
> del everytime you wanted to connect. I'm assuming that in your
> /etc/network/interfaces is a configuration for your office's LAN on eth0.
> you would want to comment that out or just remove it completely. then if you
> wanted to use your eth0 for your local LAN, you can config
> /etc/network/interfaces for such a need... kinda like this:
> auto eth0
> iface eth0 inet static
> address 192.168.1.1 -> or use whatever addy you want
> network 192.168.1.0
> netmask 255.255.255.0
> broadcast 192.168.1.255
> #or to use dhcp
> #iface eth0 inet dhcp
>
> i hope this helps solve the confusion and not add to it..
> - k l u r t
>
>
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