[ltp] problems with ppp on 770Z

Chris Black linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
Sun, 03 Oct 1999 00:20:21 +0000


Chris Black wrote:
> 
> Ok, I'm having trouble with a dialup connection in RH 6, using a pcmicia (a 3Com
> Megahertz 3CCFEM556B) modem/ethernet card. I can dialup my ISP, and kppp says I'm
> connected, but when I try to telnet somewhere, it'll say trying <IP address> and
> then just come back with a no route to host error. Any ideas how I could fix this?
> It works fine when I'm on the LAN at work.
> 
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Ok, it's always a simple human error, isn't it?

I was forgetting to do an /sbin/ifconfig eth0 down after I brought up my
ppp connection. Doh!

--Chris
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