Re: change ethernet to ppp, routing

2001-12-27 Thread Ric Otte
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 connec

Re: change ethernet to ppp, routing

2001-12-26 Thread k l u r t
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. >

Re: change ethernet to ppp, routing

2001-12-26 Thread Ric Otte
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

Re: change ethernet to ppp, routing

2001-12-26 Thread John Hasler
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". -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI

Re: change ethernet to ppp, routing

2001-12-26 Thread k l u r t
On Wednesday 26 December 2001 11:06 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I just got a linux machine that is configured to use the ethernet card, but > I want to connect to the ethernet with ppp. I believe I've configured ppp > fine, but perhaps not. I seem to connect, but can't ping or connect to > any

Re: change ethernet to ppp, routing

2001-12-26 Thread John Hasler
Ric writes: > localhost pppd[538]: not replacing default route to eth0 [192.168.1.1] You have set up a default route to the Internet via your ethernet card. You don't need it: all it does is stop pppd from creating the route you do need. Delete it. > localhost pppd[538]: Cannot determine etherne

change ethernet to ppp, routing

2001-12-26 Thread otte
I just got a linux machine that is configured to use the ethernet card, but I want to connect to the ethernet with ppp. I believe I've configured ppp fine, but perhaps not. I seem to connect, but can't ping or connect to anything. When I look at /var/log/messages, I find the following message, wh