On Tue, 2011-07-19 at 12:17 +0000, grantrocket2 wrote: > > > > > > > > man route > > > > Something like: > > > > route add default gw 192.168.1.1 eth1 > > > > may fix you up. > > > > Of course you're going to have to use a real IP and interface for > your setup. route -n will show you what your system is doing. > > > > ok, so I did "route add default gw 68.28.241.85 ppp0" > and it came back "SIOCADDRT: Operation not permitted" > Looking in t he man pages a ppp0 connection is not supported. (I > think) > also, my IP address for this modem changes every time I connect to > sprint. So is there a way to do a hardware reference instead of an IP > reference? >
This is because you are using a usb modem, most of the previous advice works if you have a external modem/router (on a fixed i.p.) What you need to do is enable connection sharing and then use the connected box as the default gateway for your network. ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
