Yes, I just realised that. See my reply to your
message - AFAIK, kInternet will do this and replace
the default route.
Bjorn.
--- Jacques Goldberg <Jacques.Goldberg@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> See pppd option defaultroute which will take over
> but not destroy the
> eth interface for the duration of the session.
>
> Jacques
>
> Bjorn Wielens wrote:
> > Hi,
> > This is an issue that seems to be restricted to
> the
> > AGRSM package... I experience the exact same
> thing.
> > (Perhaps because WVDIAL doesn't modify routing?)
> > Bjorn
> >
> >
> >
> > --- jayjwa <jayjwa@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> On Wed, 6 Aug 2008, Bjorn Wielens wrote:
> >>
> >>> With regards to eth0, it will need to be brought
> >> down
> >>> every time you want to dial. You could perhaps
> >> write a
> >>> small 3-line bash script that does this, then
> >> dials,
> >>> and when you press a certain key combo,
> >> disconnects
> >>> the modem and brings eth0 back up.
> >> I'm just wondering why this is. On my external
> >> machine, which connects using a
> >> linmodem to an ISP, I've 4 other interfaces one
> of
> >> which is an ethernet
> >> (eth0). I've never downed any of them. Prehaps
> this
> >> is a routing issue? In
> >> that case, you only need to set route to the host
> at
> >> the other end of your
> >> dial up connection if it's your gateway. Come to
> >> think of it, my eth0 is up at
> >> boot long before I get the kmod for the linmode
> >> loaded, dialout, and get a
> >> ppp0 to work with.
> >>
> >> If you're using pppd, you can also put commands
> in
> >> ip-up and ip-down scripts
> >> in /etc/ppp. Those get run before and after pppd
> >> does its thing.
> >>
> >>
> >> These are actually from the machine I'm on now,
> but
> >> are almost identical to
> >> the ones I'm refering to (connecting the same ISP
> in
> >> the same way).
> >>
> >> root> pppd call localnet
> >>
> >> My nameservers are always set and don't change.
> >>
> >>
> >> /etc/ppp/peers/localnet:
> >> --------------------------------------
> >>
> >> ## Localnet.com
> >> ##
> >> ## PPPd peer connect script
> >>
> >> lock
> >> defaultroute
> >> noipdefault
> >>
> >> # Using the cellphone's built-in modem
> >> #/dev/ttyACM0
> >>
> >> # Using the Conexant Linmodem when we've the
> kmods
> >> for it
> >> /dev/ttySHSF0
> >>
> >> 57600
> >> crtscts
> >> debug
> >> noauth
> >> passive
> >> asyncmap 0
> >> name "myusername"
> >>
> >> connect "/usr/sbin/chat -v -f
> >> /etc/ppp/localnet-connect"
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> /etc/ppp/localnet-connect:
> >> ---------------------------------------
> >>
> >> TIMEOUT 60
> >> ABORT ERROR
> >> ABORT BUSY
> >> ABORT "NO CARRIER"
> >> ABORT "NO DIALTONE"
> >> "" "AT&FH0"
> >> OK "atdt2354500"
> >> TIMEOUT 75
> >> CONNECT
> >>
> >>
> >> /etc/ppp/ip-up:
> >> ---------------------------------------
> >>
> >>
> >> #!/bin/zsh
> >> ##
> >> ## This file /etc/ppp/ip-up is run by pppd when
> >> there's a
> >> ## successful ppp connection.
> >> ## Any commands you want printed to the screen
> >> should be directed
> >> ## to: >/dev/tty0
> >> ##
> >> ## The companion file is /etc/ppp/ip-down, it's
> run
> >> when the PPP
> >> ## connection ends.
> >> ##
> >> ## Parameter args:
> >> ## 1 = network device (ex: ppp0)
> >> ## 2 = device attached to (ex: /dev/modem)
> >> ## 3 = Speed of connection 57600 (ISP will rate
> >> limit this down)
> >> ## 4 = (your, eg, this host) local IP
> >> ## 5 = remote pppd IP address
> >>
> >> # The environment is cleared before executing
> this
> >> script
> >> # so the path must be reset.
> >>
> >
>
PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin
> >> export PATH
> >>
> >> # Example parameters might be like so:
> >> #Param 1: ppp0
> >> #Param 2: /dev/modem
> >> #Param 3: 57600
> >> #Param 4: 64.179.15.96
> >> #Param 5: 66.202.18.57
> >>
> >> # Print results on screen, to logfile later at
> >> script end
> >> echo "Connected $1 on $2 @ $3 bps. Local addr: $4
> >> <--> Remote endpoint addr: $5" > /dev/tty0
> >>
> >> ## The below commands are used on the gateway
> >> version of this script only,
> >> ## and not on this host. They are left for future
> >> examples only.
> >> # Fix hosts file
> >> #old_ip_addr=`awk '/^64.*atr2\.ath\.cx/ { print
> $1
> >> }' /etc/hosts`
> >> #new_ip_addr=$4
> >> #replace "$old_ip_addr" "$new_ip_addr" --
> /etc/hosts
> >> && logger -s -t ip-up -p daemon.notice -- "Local
> IP
> >> set to $new_ip_addr: hosts file updated."
> >>
> >> # Fix Silcd's conf file (the daemon can't bind
> >> 0.0.0.0 for some reason)
> >> #replace "$old_ip_addr" "$new_ip_addr" --
> >> /usr/local/etc/silc/silcd.conf
> >>
> >> # Update DNS at dyndns.org
> >> #ddclient && logger -s -t ip-up -p daemon.notice
> --
> >> "DNS updated: $1 - $4 sent to dyndns.org"
> >>
> >> # Clear nscd host's cache
> >> nscd -i hosts && logger -s -t ip-up -p
> daemon.info
> >> -- "Nscd hosts cache cleared"
> >>
> >> # Restart everything that can't handle a changing
> IP
> >> address
> >> local server
> >> for server ( rc.p0f rc.fl0p rc.silcd rc.proftpd
> >> rc.snmpd rc.ircd ); do
> >> $server restart 1> /dev/null
> >> usleep 400
> >> done
> >>
> >> # Write a system log only summery
>
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