Re: Dial-up newbie seeks advice

[Michael Scottaline <nbhs2 i-2000 com>]

On Mon, 14 Jan 2002 01:35:17 -0500
Steve Snyder <swsnyder home com> scribbled in frustration:

> I usually use my Linux/Win98 dual-boot laptop on a LAN and spend most of
> my time in Linux.  The networking works fine in both environments, but I
> boot into Win98 to do dial-up networking because it is very good at 
> overriding the default (Ethernet) network config when a dial-up 
> connection is established, the restoring the default config when the 
> dial-up connection is terminated.
> 
> I'm ready to take the plunge in configuring dial-up networking in
> Enigma, but I'm concerned that it will screw up my working network
> config.   Can someone point me to a HOW-TO that deals with Ethernet and
> dial-up networking compatibility?
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I believe if you use something like kppp for your dial-up, you can enter
your appropriate dns info there and it will use that temporarily without
overwriting /etc/fstab permanently.  Once kppp is closed down, I think
/etc/fstab reverts to your lan info. Mike

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