replacedefaultroute option problems
David B
error shown below in my log. I figure that cant be right, but I dont know
what the f**k is up.
All help appreciated.
Running SuSE Linux 7.0, 2.41 kernel and wvdial.
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Feb 18 00:36:34 anya pppd[2041]: In file /etc/ppp/peers/wvdial-pipe:
unrecognized option 'replacedefaultroute'
Feb 18 00:43:33 anya su: (to root) david on /dev/pts/4
Feb 18 01:10:19 anya pppd[2114]: Plugin /usr/lib/passwordfd.so loaded.
Feb 18 01:10:19 anya pppd[2114]: pppd 2.4.0 started by root, uid 0
Feb 18 01:10:19 anya pppd[2114]: using channel 2
Feb 18 01:10:19 anya pppd[2114]: Using interface ppp0
Feb 18 01:10:19 anya pppd[2114]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS0
Feb 18 01:10:19 anya pppd[2114]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0>
<magic 0x6fcb974b> <pcomp> <accomp>]
***************
noauth
#defaultroute replacedefaultroute
#defaultroute
name wvdial
plugin /usr/lib/passwordfd.so
Clifford Kite
> I cant get pppd2.4 to recognise the 'replacedefaultroute' option. I
> get the error shown below in my log. I figure that cant be right,
> but I dont know what the f**k is up.
Perhaps it's because pppd doesn't have any replacedefaultroute option.
If it's a wvdial (a frontend to pppd) option then I can't help - I don't
do frontends.
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Davifg
> Perhaps it's because pppd doesn't have any replacedefaultroute option.
errm..
"david:/etc/httpd # man pppd
'pppd - Point to Point Protocol daemon
SYNOPSIS
pppd [ tty_name ] [ speed ] [ options ]
[snip]
defaultroute
Add a default route to the system routing tables,
[snip]
replacedefaultroute
This option is a flag to the defaultroute option.
If defaultroute is set and this flag is also set,
ppp... '
"
Clifford Kite
Okay, then SuSE, or whomever created the man pages, has modified pppd,
or perhaps just the pppd man pages. This result is from a pristine pppd
2.4.0 package obtained from the pub/ppp directory at the primary pppd
site linuxcare.com.au:
~/shop/pppd/ppp-2.4.0$ grep defaultroute pppd/pppd.8
.B defaultroute
is privileged if the \fInodefaultroute\fR option has been specified.
.B nodefaultroute
Disable the \fIdefaultroute\fR option. The system administrator who
Protocol) tables. In most cases the \fIdefaultroute\fR and/or
Internet is through the ppp interface. The \fIdefaultroute\fR option
Sorry, I don't do SuSE either. You'll have to ask SuSE, or whomever.
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