Date: Fri, 04 Jul 2003 15:14:08 -0400 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> To: stan <stanb@panix.com> Cc: Free BSD Questions list <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: How to delete/replace default route using ppp? Message-ID: <3F05D200.3010100@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <20030704184835.GA4612@teddy.fas.com> References: <20030704161329.GB1237@teddy.fas.com> <3F05BEEB.40301@potentialtech.com> <20030704184835.GA4612@teddy.fas.com>
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stan wrote: > On Fri, Jul 04, 2003 at 01:52:43PM -0400, Bill Moran wrote: > >>stan wrote: >> >>>I'm trying to get a new laptop set up for a quick out of town trip. >>> >>>Can anyone help me with the ppp.conf syntax to clear/replace an existing >>>default rout for the duration of a ppp linkup? >>> >>>That is, the machine starts off with a default route, which I want to >>>delete and replace with the ppp route for the duration of the conection. >>>Then I wnat to put the orignal route back. >>> >>>Sugestions? >> >>Please forgive me if I'm saying something you already know. >> >>The default ppp.conf file has a line: >>add default HISADDR >>Which should do what you want. >>I'm not 100% sure that this will actually "delete" a previous route. > > > That's the issue. It will not. Yo get an error message about route 0.0.0.0 > already existing. > > Acording to the ppp.conf man page the line > delete default > or > delete ALL > > _should work, but I'm having troubel getting them to work for me. Hmmm ... it's been a while, but ... Doesn't ppp have a scripting interface? If so, you should be able to run a script that does 'route delete default'? Just thinking out loud. -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com
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