On 8/2/2015 at 4:57 PM, "Tixy" <t...@yxit.co.uk> wrote: > >On Sun, 2015-08-02 at 01:48 +0800, tan...@hushmail.com wrote: >[...] >> Running "ip route" gave >> >> 203.218.189.254 dev ppp0 proto kernel scope link src >> 218.102.187.173 > >On a computer running Debian 7 (Squeeze) which I have acting as a >router >and firewall, running "ip route" gives > >default dev ppp0 scope link >62.3.84.19 dev ppp0 proto kernel scope link src 82.69.122.217 >192.168.2.0/24 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.2.2 > >The last line is for my internal network, the first 'default' line >tells >(I believe) the system where to send network packets that don't >match >any network IP address it knows about. > >If your non-working computer doesn't have this default, a Google >search >lead me to the following command to add it. > > ip route add default dev ppp0 > >though I assume that something in the Debian system should already >take >care of things like that. > >NY, I've just read you original email and notice you are running >Debian >sid. That's Software In Development and is the latest code >currently >been worked on by Debian developers and is unstable and where bugs >are >found and worked on. So, it's not something that the average use >should >really use, especially as in another email you say "Please help a >non-techie". > >I run release version of Debian, because I want a system with a >high >chance of working and don't have the time to debug issues that >always >crop up when running the very latest, not fully tested, software. > >-- >Tixy > > > >-- >To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org >with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact >listmas...@lists.debian.org >Archive: >https://lists.debian.org/1438505848.2570.17.ca...@yxit.co.uk
Running ip route add default dev ppp0 solved the problem. Thank you very much! Just out of curiosity, why would a upgrade make the default route disappear? I ventured into sid without knowing the risks, probably 10 years ago or more. I don't remember the exact time. I never ran into serious problems except the last one. In my next installation of Debian I'll use the stable version. Thanks again NY -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150802111736.c229de2...@smtp.hushmail.com