[Techtalk] Modem Woes

[Robyn Manning]

Hi

As you're using RH8.0 there is a setup program on the main menu

System Tools
	Internet Configuration Wizard

This should set all the parameters you need. I think it can be used for
dialling once it is set up.

Robyn

On Sat, 2003-03-15 at 12:14, anti tanvir wrote:
>  --- Terri Oda <terri at zone12.com> wrote: > > Kernel IP
> routing table
> > > Destination     Gateway         Genmask        
> > Flags
> > > Metric Ref    Use Iface
> > > xxx.xxx.121.254  0.0.0.0         255.255.255.255
> > UH   
> > > 0      0        0 ppp0
> > > 198.1.1.0       0.0.0.0         255.255.255.0   U 
> >   
> > > 0      0        0 eth0
> > > 127.0.0.0       0.0.0.0         255.0.0.0       U 
> >   
> > > 0      0        0 lo
> > > 0.0.0.0         198.1.1.254     0.0.0.0         UG
> >   
> > > 0      0        0 eth0
> > > 
> > > I was wondering if I should have the
> > xxx.xxx.121.254
> > > as my gateway rather than 198.1.1.254??!!!
> > 
> > I think you've got it!  Right now, all your traffic
> > is being routed through
> > your ethernet card (see that eth0 at the bottom?),
> > so you probably want to
> > make xxx.xxx.121.254 your default route when you're
> > on the network. 
> > 
> > It's been a while since I did PPP on a RedHat box,
> > though, so I can't help
> > with the specifics of what config files you'll need
> > to change.  
> > 
> > A quick fix for the moment: Delete that last route
> > ("route del default" or
> > something along those lines), then add the new one
> > (something like "route
> > add default gw xxx.xxx.121.254").  You should at
> > least be able to reach
> > numeric IPs then and do name lookup if you've got
> > DNS set.
> > 
> > That should get you up and running for the moment,
> > but you'll want to change
> > those config files so that you don't have to do that
> > yourself all the time. 
> > Unless you regularly route through the ethernet
> > card, I'd just skip
> > specifying that as default gateway wherever its
> > configured, and your dialer
> > should write (and remove) the appropriate default
> > gateway stuff on its own.
> > 
> >  Terri
> 
> Hi Terri,
> 
> I tried route del default and then route add default
> xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx after which it looked like
> 
> Destination     Gateway     Use Iface
> 0.0.0.0     xxx.xxx.121.254   ppp0
> 
> I also found the entry nameserver kitkat & it's eth0
> IP 198.1.1.0 in there. Both of which I blocked.
> 
> But it still can't ping any host.
> 
> Well, please let me know how can I add my ISPs
> nameserver in /etc/resolv.conf so that it can catch
> the nameserver from the void.
> 
> Or any further help would be greately appreciated.
> 
> -T.
> 
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