> > Marco has pretty much summed it up. I fail to see though why the modem asking > > the host to consider the modem the default gateway is a bug. The routing > Because the modem is not a gateway and will not work as such?
[snip] > If the speedtouch DHCP server really provides a default route when it's > configured for PPTP tunnels (something which I doubt and I think should > be verified) It is a gateway and does work as such. Did I not write in my last e-mail that *without* starting pppoe one can reach the provider's WAN via the default route going via the speedtouch? As for the verification, doesn't the routing table I reported in the 1st mail in the thread suffice? I'll be happy to do any additional verifications if you want. > *maybe* pppoeconf could check if the local address is > 10.0.0.1 and 10.0.0.138 is the modem: > > if ping ... 10.0.0.138 && \ > wget --quiet --output-document=- http://10.0.0.138/welcome.htm \ > | grep -q '^<HEAD><TITLE>ADSL Index'; then > echo yes > fi > > Then it would have to check if the PPTP server is enabled. Unfortunately, .138 is the firmware default of my modem, but a lot of folks reconfigure the address; I can also imagine other models using addresses other than .138. As pppoeconf already discovers the modem by its own means, so I don't think the hardwiring saves a lot of coding. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
