A thousand thank yous! It was tap0, I removed diald, and now it works perfectly.
Thanks again. Kristin. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Marcum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 12:08 PM Subject: Re: how to save changes to the routing table > On Sun, Sep 05, 2004 at 09:06:19PM +1000, Kristin Stock wrote: > > > > I am a new debian user, and have just installed debian on an old PC. > > I am in the process of setting up a local network, and find that when > > I boot up, some spurious entries in the routing table are causing > > problems. When I delete these and retain only the routing table > > entries that should be there, everything is fine and I can ping to and > > from the computer. > > > > However, everytime I boot up, the routing table returns to its > > previous state with the incorrect entries (they are to an interface > > that doesn't, as far as I know exist, not to my installed NIC > > interface). > > What interface is that? If it is sl0 or tap0, try > "apt-get remove diald" unless you want to use diald. "man diald" if > you don't know what it is. If you have a dial-up internet connection, > diald controls dialing on demand. For many users, the built-in > demand-dialing of pppd is sufficient. > > -- > If quizzes are quizzical, what are tests? (Think about it) > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by CyberOne E-Mail Spam and > Virus Protection Service, and is believed to > be clean from viruses. CyberOne accepts no > responsibility for the content of messages > in transit through our servers. > -- > Suspected unsolicited commercial bulk messages > (SPAM) have been marked with {Spam?} tag in > the subject line enabling you to filter them out > by using your mail software's filtering capabilities. > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]