> The LAN setup is ... >>From the Options Server (10.0.0.1) if I start ppp0 (WVDIAL) and ping my >> ISPs > DNS server (203.97.33.14) it tries to ping from 10.0.0.1, not > 203.isp.dhcp.address and the end result? > > Destination host unreachable. > Destination host unreachable. > Destination host unreachable. > etc etc etc ad infinitum. > > Now, here's the way I got it to go... Kinda rudimentary but effective > > ifconfig eth0 down > /etc/rc.d/rc.firewall > wvdial > ifconfig eth0 up > > This, as you can imagine, is a royal pain in the ass if the modem should > get > disconnected while I'm 400+ kms from home, and wife knows little/nothing > about linux to correct the issue... it's a big toll call talking her > through the many steps...
When you say "tries to ping from 10.0.0.1" do you mean it tries to send the ping out the 10.0.0.1 card, or tries to send it out the modem, but with a source address of 10.0.0.1? Can you go through the broken setup, and once it is connected, run: netstat -rn and post the output? Andre
