For archiving purposes: Symptom: - observed with Ubuntu 7.10 - pppd session sets up local IP, remote (P-t-P) IP, DNS addresses. - P-t-P address does not respond to ping. Fix: - add replacedefaultroute in /etc/ppp/options. Notes: - Could also happen with other ISP's. - Clearly ISP dependent.- may be connected with the "roaming" feature of Ubuntu 7.10 network manager.