[ale] ppp gateways

[Keith Hopkins]

George A. Nies wrote:
> 
> Keith Hopkins wrote:
> >
> > I am looking for any ideas as to what this problem may be.  I am
> > running linux 2.0.27 on a AMD486dx4-133 (5x86-133).  I have a 3com 3c5x9
[snip]
> > default gateway was automatically set.  Any ideas?
> 
> I have used dip before, I don't think your problem is related to
> your hardware (( I have the same processor but I have a NE2000 as eth0)
> More likely there is already a default route set when dip tries to
> add another.  Try deleteing the default route before running dip:
> /sbin/route delete default
> 
> Next, check /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 for the line:
> 
> /sbin/route add default gw ${GATEWAY} metric 1
> 
> and comment it out.  This will keep the default route from re-appearing
> after a re-boot.
> 
> You might want to check out diald as an alternative, if you want/need
> "automatic" connection to the outside world.

  Hey!  This works great.  I looked at both situations and they were
both present and causing conflicts.  Thanks for the info!
  
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