[aclug-L] PPP problems

[Wayne White <wwhite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well, after finally getting a internet connection to SW
working I've messed it up. Since networking the house, when
I run pppd I get connected, get a warning about routes, and
IP's are assigned. Then it doesn't want to do anything. I 
don't think that the machine is seeing the ppp interface.

Here's the log with the warning:

Oct 28 13:08:25 WhiteRoom chat[717]: expect (^M)
Oct 28 13:08:25 WhiteRoom
chat[717]:  115200^M
Oct 28 13:08:25 WhiteRoom chat[717]:  -- got it 
Oct
28 13:08:25 WhiteRoom pppd[716]: Serial connection established.
Oct 28
13:08:26 WhiteRoom pppd[716]: Using interface ppp0
Oct 28 13:08:26
WhiteRoom pppd[716]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS3
Oct 28 13:08:30
WhiteRoom pppd[716]: Remote message: 
Oct 28 13:08:33 WhiteRoom pppd[716]:
not replacing existing default route to lo [127.255.255.254]
Oct 28
13:08:33 WhiteRoom pppd[716]: local  IP address 206.53.107.149
Oct 28
13:08:33 WhiteRoom pppd[716]: remote IP address 206.53.107.253


So since I suspect a routing prob, here's the routing table:

Kernel IP routing table
Destination     Gateway         Genmask
Flags Metric Ref    Use Iface
127.0.0.0       *               255.0.0.0
  U     0      0        7 lo
10.0.0.0        *               255.0.0.0
 U     0      0        2 eth0
default         127.255.255.254 0.0.0.0
  UG    0      0       10 lo

The linux box uses 10.0.0.5 for its network IP and 127.0.0.1 for lo. I don't 
really know what I'm looking at here, but sould lo have two entries? 

I guess what I really need to know is where can I find the documentation that
would cover this situation or what, if you can tell, am I doing wrong?

Just in case it will help diagnose the prob, here's what I get from ifconfig
while connected to SW.

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1
Bcast:127.255.255.255  Mask:255.0.0.0
          UP BROADCAST LOOPBACK
RUNNING  MTU:3584  Metric:1
          RX packets:501 errors:0 dropped:0
overruns:0
          TX packets:501 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0

eth0
 Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:40:05:6B:60:38
          inet addr:10.0.0.5
 Bcast:10.255.255.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING
MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:2626 errors:0 dropped:0
overruns:0
          TX packets:479 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0

Interrupt:9 Base address:0x300 

ppp0      Link encap:Point-to-Point
Protocol  
          inet addr:206.53.107.149  P-t-P:206.53.107.253
Mask:255.255.255.0
          UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING  MTU:1500  Metric:1

      RX packets:7 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0
          TX packets:9
errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0

Well, what say ye?

Thanx,

Wayne

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