[NTLUG:Discuss] PPP Internet connection problems - Mandrake 9.1

[kdj1@ticnet.com]

Randall Gibson wrote:

> kdj1 at ticnet.com wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the Google reference, Jack!  The ping error message is 
>> corrected and, after a chmod, ping can be executed by all users.  Now 
>> internet shows 100% packet loss, while lan still shows good.  
>> Interesting note - while viewing ping file permissions, Konqueror 
>> showed that user/group was root, user had r-w-e, group and others had 
>> r---e permissions.  Sure wasn't so.  Ping only worked from root until 
>> I did a chmod +s on it.
>
>
> On my laptop, whenever I connect via ppp, I have to modify the routing 
> table because it doesnt seem to get done corectly by ppp. Something to 
> do with a previous default route (lan)
> Try this:
> /sbin/route add default ppp0
> Hope that helps :)
>
Two questions regarding this -
First - Do you have to run this command every time you use ppp?
Second - Does this affect your access to the lan?

Best regards,

Dan F.