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List:       linux-newbie
Subject:    Re: Alternate network connections
From:       Ken Moffat <ken () kenmoffat ! uklinux ! net>
Date:       2003-06-23 7:41:21
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On Sun, 22 Jun 2003, pa3gcu wrote:

> On Saturday 21 June 2003 02:40, Ken Moffat wrote:
> > Well, looks like I've finally got a kernel in my iBook which is going to
> > allow all the things I want but haven't had (principally, accessing the
> > rtc and ppp), so now I need to figure out how to manage the
> > connectivity.
>
> I've seen no reply to this mail here as yet so here goes.
>
> You would have been well advised to have mentioned which distro you are using,
> that way more system spesific information could have been given, anyway here
> goes.
>

 Sorry, in this case it's Yellow Dog Linux (2.0, I think)
>
> The ethernet device does not need to be downed to allow you to start ppp, all
> you need to do is delete your 'default route' via eth0 then start ppp.
>
> >
> > (b) connection to my home network via eth0
>
> Using the above does what you want.

 Thanks, that's what I was looking for.

>
> >
> > (c) modem connection via /dev/ppp0.
>
> There is a HOWTO for PPP its called PPP-HOWTO and is found on most systems in
> /usr/doc/*HOWTO* or /usr/share/doc/*HOWTO*
>

 Thanks for this pointer, I'd mislaid it.
> >
> > I can live with having to reboot to change from network to ppp or vice
> > versa, but I'm not at all familiar with any of this.  I'm not even sure
> > what I should search for on google to get pointers on how to do this.
> > Anybody got any advice, please ?
>
> There is abosolutly no need to reboot at anytime to do what you want.
>

 Agreed, but I thought it might be simpler, the box is never booter for
more than two or three hours at a time.

Thanks again.

Ken

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