From: root@hip-hop.suvl.ca.us (Remco Treffkorn) Subject: Re: /etc/route after setting up SLIP with DIP Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1993 00:20:05 GMT
alvin@bach.rutgers.edu (Alvin Garcia) writes:
:
: Could somebody who has SLIP up and running tell me what /etc/route
: returns after entering SLIP mode in DIP? It seems that even after I
: do the following:
:
: # /etc/route del <address of SLIP server>
: # /etc/route add default sl0 gw <address of SLIP server>
:
: /etc/route (with no arguments) tells me that destination "default" is
: using Iface (interface) "lo". Shouldn't it be using interface sl0, as
: I specified above? Thanks for any suggestions.
Seems there is a problem with the netmask code in pl10. You should
explicidly state your netmask when you ifconfig the sl0 (and eth0)
device. There is another thread going on where Linus mentioned this.
Look for it, it might have more info.
Remco