[H-GEN] dialup under linux

[Rick Phillips]

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>
> Hi all
>
> It has been a while since I have used dialup under linux and
> I know that I
> am missing something here.  I have helped a friend set up a
> connection to
> the internet on his debian linux laptop.  He uses the laptop
> at work on the
> local area network (static ip) and accesses the internet
> there with no
> problem.  At home he also wants to access the internet.  His
> current setup
> dials the number and negotiates a connection.  plog shows that it has
> connected and the ip addreses etc., however he cannot access the
> internet.  I think the issue lies with the fact that he has
> already got a
> default gateway set from his static settings.  can someone offer some
> guidance on this issue

I do something similar to this with my home computer which I "lug" to our
local lug (pardon the pun).  You are quite correct in your assumption about
the network.  I overcome it (in Mandrake) by using the connection
configuration wizard and forcing the eth0 connection to be "down".  I can
save this configuration and then reactivate it later. when needed again.

Regards,

Rick



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