Re: PPP Internet Connection Not Working

["Donald R. Spoon" <dspoon@astcomm.net>]

Peter Christensen wrote:
> Don,
>
> I don't have an ethernet card or LAN, but I did notice that if I shut down 
> Linux and then start up again, I get a message saying:
>
>   wwwoffle in autodial mode
>
> also:
>
>   PPP: version 2.3.7 (demand dialling)
>
> The default route:
>
> debian:/home/peter# route -n
> Kernel IP routing table
> Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags Metric Ref    Use Iface
> 192.168.0.2     0.0.0.0         255.255.255.255 UH    1      0        0 tap0
> 0.0.0.0         0.0.0.0         0.0.0.0         U     1      0        0 tap0
>
> only appears if I shut down and restart LInux.  Restarting KDE does not have 
> this effect.
>
> I noticed in man for diald:
>
>  Routes for the  proxy  link should  have  "0.0.0.0"  as  the  gateway.
>
> Is this a clue that diald is responsible?
>
> Donald R. Spoon wrote:
>
> > There are other programs that can set the "default route" by design.
> > DIALD is one of those.  If you are using diald, you should probably
> > consult the setup docs to see the correct setup proceedure.  If you are
> > NOT using diald, then I would recommend removing it from your system.
> > It seems to be installed by default on most of mine...
>
>
> I connect to the internet with "pon," and would prefer not to have any 
> program dial in automatically.
>
> If, as you suggested, diald is causing this problem, I would like to remove 
> it safely, but do not know how.  Would this be through apt-get remove?  I am 
> very new to Linux, so have not done this before.
>
> Thanks,
> Peter Christensen

Peter,

You can safely remove diald with "apt-get remove diald" or "dpkg --purge 
diald".  I prefer the latter because it cleans out everything including 
the config files.  If you later want to use it, then just re-install it.

I would suggest you remove diald as per above.  If it isn't already 
installed, you will be notified <grin> & no harm will be done. I suspect 
it is installed.

Unless you have a specifice "need" for woffle, I would remove it also.

Finally, I would suggest you run the pppconfig" program and reconfigure 
your pppd scripts.  I don't really know for sure, but the line "PPP: 
version 2.3.7 (demand dialling)" makes me think it might be configured 
for that function.  If you don't want autodial or demand dialing, you 
will have to make sure it is turned off in the "pppconfig" scripts.  You 
will find the option to turn it on/of under the "advanced" selection 
near the end of the Q& A screens.  Be sure to check it...

Cheers & Good Luck!

-Don Spoon-