On Mon, 02 Jan 2012 20:04:19 +1100 Scott Ferguson <prettyfly.producti...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 02/01/12 19:27, J. Bakshi wrote: > > Dear list, > > > > First of all A very Happy new year to all of you :-) > > > > I have DHCP server running on my debian box and I have two internet > > broadband connections. I have configured one of them as the gateway > > in my DHCP server. sometimes my users ( both linux and windows) like > > to use the other connection as gateway as that is a flat rate and > > slow connection, so preferred when doing big download. How can I > > change the gateway in Linux and windows box running as DHCP client ? > > > > In Linux the only possibility is by *route* command from CLI.... but > > any GUI tricks for both Linux and Windows users ? > > > > Thanks > > > > > :-) A GUI tool to set gateways for Windoof *and* Linux? You don't want > much do you? (and you don't even give a version of Windoof). > > Unix copied all core commands and concepts from Windoof - but to avoid > lawsuits Unix did it before Windoof (tracert, ping, ipconfig, copy etc). > > There is a GUI tool in XP and NT but I can't remember the name > (winipcfg?) - best to ask on another forum. > > You could assign gateways by class from the DHCP server - but I'm > guessing you want to change things within existing leases. > > For Deb just create 2 menu entries - call them CheapNet & QuickNet > Set them to run as root > Make Cheapnet run:- > ipconfig del default; route add default gw slowgatewayip > > And the other (QuickNet) run:- > ipconfig del default; route add default gw quickgatewayip > Yes... that's why I mentioned the "route* command for linux.. But the poor windows users are suffering. Let me do some more search... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120102144255.25028...@shiva.selfip.org
