Ignore my last message. I was misreading your rcroute output.
Sorry.
On Sun, 02 Apr 2000, you wrote:
> hello tim !
>
> thanks for your reply !
>
> Tim Coleman wrote:
> >
> >
> > Did you try the defaultroute option to diald?
> >
> > Tim
>
> yes, i did.
> here's my config file:
>
> <config>
> mode ppp
> connect "/usr/sbin/chat -v -f /etc/diald.chat"
> fifo /etc/diald.ctl
> device /dev/ttyS0
> speed 115200
> modem
> lock
> crtscts
> local 192.168.200.210
> remote 132.252.170.158
> defaultroute
> dynamic
> include /usr/lib/diald/standard.filter
> accounting-log /var/log/diald.log
> </>
>
> if i understand the manpage correctly, this option sets a default
> route to the slip device when the link is not yet established. this
> works. as soon as somebody sends a packet to a host outside the
> local net, diald starts the connect script. but afterwards, there is
> no longer a default route.
>
> here is what happens to the route:
>
> diald not started:
> spunk:~ # rcroute status
> 192.168.200.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 eth0
> 127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0
> lo
>
> diald started:
> spunk:~ # rcroute status
> 132.252.170.158 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 sl0
> 192.168.200.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 eth0
> 127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 lo
> default 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0
> sl0
>
> now i have sent a trigger and diald
> has established the connection:
>
> spunk:~ # rcroute status
> 132.252.170.158 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 ppp0
> 192.168.200.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 eth0
> 127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0
> lo
>
> the default entry is gone to the land where routing tables are
> eternally blessed...
> any ideas ?
>
> btw, i got a message that my post was being archived.
> i scanned the archive quickly, but i found no clue, except for the
> problem with the missing tap devices.
>
> anyway, i seem to have a slightly outdated version of diald
> (0.99.1).
> is it advisable to upgrade to 0.99.4 ?
>
> yours,
>
> j�rn
>
>
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