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From: Anthony Campbell on 17 Apr 2010 11:20 On 2010-04-17, Anthony Campbell <ac(a)acampbell.org.uk> wrote: > I really can't understand why it's so difficult to do this. It's not > supposed to be. > Sorry to follow up to myself, but I thought I'd report that I finally found the solution. It was quite simple, as such things often are. I first start the link to the server with "pon <tunnel name>". (Must do as root). Next, delete the default gateway with "ip route del default" Then recreate it with "route add default gw <server ip>". A few things to notice: 1. As <server ip> I had to use the one that appears on the same line as "dev ppp0", not the one that I was given to put into the Windows or Mac config. 2. I found I had to start the browser (firefox) BEFORE doing the above, otherwise it couldn't find any sites. 3. I turned off the firewall for this though I don't know if it was necessary. I'll write it all up in more detail on my web site. Thanks to everyone for help. Anthony -- Anthony Campbell - ac(a)acampbell.org.uk Microsoft-free zone - Using Debian GNU/Linux http://www.acampbell.org.uk (blog, book reviews, and sceptical articles)
From: alexd on 17 Apr 2010 12:33 On 17/04/10 16:20, Anthony Campbell wrote: > 2. I found I had to start the browser (firefox) BEFORE doing the above, > otherwise it couldn't find any sites. I think this is a dialup-related bug/feature in Firefox; I've got a VPN client that creates a ppp0 when connected, and I've found that Firefox stops working if ppp0 goes down/up, until I File > Work Offline and online again. Everything else [ping, konqueror, ssh, etc] works fine. -- <http://ale.cx/> (AIM:troffasky) (UnSoEsNpEaTm(a)ale.cx) 17:30:36 up 8 days, 6:44, 2 users, load average: 0.72, 0.29, 0.20 It is better to have been wasted and then sober than to never have been wasted at all
From: Anthony Campbell on 17 Apr 2010 15:10
On 2010-04-17, alexd <troffasky(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > On 17/04/10 16:20, Anthony Campbell wrote: > >> 2. I found I had to start the browser (firefox) BEFORE doing the above, >> otherwise it couldn't find any sites. > > I think this is a dialup-related bug/feature in Firefox; I've got a VPN > client that creates a ppp0 when connected, and I've found that Firefox > stops working if ppp0 goes down/up, until I File > Work Offline and > online again. Everything else [ping, konqueror, ssh, etc] works fine. > Thanks for the tip - worth knowing. Anthony -- Anthony Campbell - ac(a)acampbell.org.uk Microsoft-free zone - Using Debian GNU/Linux http://www.acampbell.org.uk - sample my ebooks at http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/acampbell |