This IMHO is not correct. From the diald-man-page: PPPD OPTIONS When diald is being used in PPP mode extra options can be passed on to pppd by specifying them after a "--" on the command line. This should not normally be necessary as default options can be placed into the /etc/ppp/options file. But, if you need to run multiple instances of pppd with different options then you will have to make use of this ability. Note that some pppd options should not be specified, not even in the /etc/ppp/options file, because they will interfere with the proper operation of diald. In particular you should not specify the tty device, the baud rate, nor any of the options crtscts, xonxoff, -crtscts, defaultroute, lock, netmask, -detach, modem, ^^^^^^^^^^^^ local, mtu and proxyarp. Use the equivalent diald options to control these pppd settings.
This to my mind clearly states that the defaultroute option has to go in the *diald* options file *not* in the one for ppp. Regards, Andree -- | Institute of Geophysics phone: +49 40 4123 4389 ANDREE LEIDENFROST | University of Hamburg fax: +49 40 4123 5441 Geophysicist | Bundesstrasse 55 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | D-20146 Hamburg www: www.app-geoph.dkrz.de -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]