[NTLUG:Discuss] PPP and LAN

[MadHat]

"James L. Skidmore" wrote:
> 
> Why not just have your script do a ifconfig down for your lan when PPP
> starts and ifconfig up when PPP goes down?
> 

That is what it does now.  It is just a pain in the .... to debug and
work on, since I can't check the outcome until the script re-enables
eth0, and if the script dies, I have to go to the machine, which sucks
if I am at home, because that means a 30min drive there and 30min back,
assuming no traffic.

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>  MadHat wrote:
>  >
>  > I know there is an easy answer here, but I can't find it....
>  > I have a box on a lan, and I want to get that box to dial out to connect
>  > to an ISP and get some data.  But to get it to dial out I have to shut
>  > off the LAN first.  This is very anoying if I am not sitting in front of
>  > that machine and want to test the scipts I am using.  2.2.x kernel,
>  > using pppd and chat in a script to connect (not ppp-up or kppp or
>  > anything like that).
>  >
>  > Everything appears to work fine, except the connection will die unless
>  > the LAN is taken down first (no error messages any the logs).  I am
>  > looking through the HOWTOs and searching, but do not see an answer,
>  > though I now it is out there.

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