My kludgy, but servicable and robust approach to this is to keep two sets of files. Mine are named *.isp1 and *.isp2. I then have two connect pre-scripts that simple copy all the correct files and then call the ppp-on script or whatever you use to start up ppp. The files of interest are: /etc/resolv.conf /etc/ppp/options (and any files referenced here, like chatscripts) /etc/ip-up (if you use them) /etc/ip-down Basically any file that you have to alter for the second ISP.
As an example here is my ppp.aracnet script that I use to connect to aracnet.com: #!/bin/bash cp /etc/resolv.conf.aracnet /etc/resolv.conf cp /etc/ppp/options.aracnet /etc/ppp/options /etc/ppp/ppp.up I use an options file with chatscript built right in (Not much chatting to do with a PAP login), and ppp.up is basically just a loop that keeps trying to dial every 20 seconds or so until it finds the link up. It is sort of a poorman's redialler. I am sure that there are many fancy ways to this sort of thing, but this method has working steadily for me for about 3 years now. I suppose you could play tricks with some of the other files in /etc also. I am not sure how some programs like their hostname changing underneath them, so I leave HOSTNAME alone. Good Luck. D.L. / [EMAIL PROTECTED] Virtual .sig file #2342371. You are \ \ David Lutz viewer number #63. Have a nice Day! / On Mon, 30 Dec 1996, gli wrote: > Dear Debian users, > > I am using Debian 1.2. I set up my box to connect to an ISP using PPP, I > invoke the connection by the script pon, it all work out fine. Now I want > to join another ISP. How do I set up my box, to connect to two ISP, one > at a time? Please help. > > Godfrey > > > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]