[lug] ppp and eth0

[John Hernandez]

Given his isolated private network scenario, it's also possible he 
didn't have a default route to begin with.

Dan Ferris wrote:
> No.  You will have to change your default route though if it's a ppp 
> connection to the Internet.  That is probably why he tells you to take 
> eth0 down.
> 
> 
> 
> Gary Hodges wrote:
> 
>> Do I need to bring eth0 down when making a ppp connection?  I've had a 
>> student working on a task for me and he believes that eth0 needs to be 
>> brought down before the ppp connection is established.  This doesn't 
>> make sense to me, but it wouldn't be the first time he proved me wrong.
>>
>> Gray
>>
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