From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 4 15:50:52 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4C8EB37B401 for ; Fri, 4 Jul 2003 15:50:52 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail1.panix.com (mail1.panix.com [166.84.1.72]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5E2EF43FE0 for ; Fri, 4 Jul 2003 15:50:51 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from stanb@panix.com) Received: from panix.com (brillig.panix.com [166.84.1.76]) by mail1.panix.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 304144D293; Fri, 4 Jul 2003 18:38:04 -0400 (EDT) Received: from teddy.fas.com (pcp01010374pcs.mplsnt01.sc.comcast.net [68.58.176.69]) by panix.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF5D62AA10; Fri, 4 Jul 2003 18:37:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: from stan by teddy.fas.com with local (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 19YZBN-0002Y9-00; Fri, 04 Jul 2003 18:37:33 -0400 Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2003 18:37:33 -0400 From: stan To: Bill Moran Message-ID: <20030704223733.GA9791@teddy.fas.com> Mail-Followup-To: Bill Moran , Free BSD Questions list References: <20030704161329.GB1237@teddy.fas.com> <3F05BEEB.40301@potentialtech.com> <20030704184835.GA4612@teddy.fas.com> <3F05D200.3010100@potentialtech.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3F05D200.3010100@potentialtech.com> X-Editor: gVim X-Operating-System: Debian GNU/Linux X-Kernel-Version: 2.4.21 X-Uptime: 18:35:54 up 18 days, 5:38, 3 users, load average: 0.60, 0.34, 0.13 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Sender: Stan Brown cc: Free BSD Questions list Subject: Re: How to delete/replace default route using ppp? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 04 Jul 2003 22:50:52 -0000 On Fri, Jul 04, 2003 at 03:14:08PM -0400, Bill Moran wrote: > 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. > Not a bad thought. I'll check it out. Thanks. -- "They that would give up essential liberty for temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin