On Sun, 1 Dec 1996, synapse wrote:

> ok, i feel somewhat embarassed to ask, but where do i specify the address
> of a gateway in a pppd setup? i don't have it in /etc/ppp/options.
> i think i remember setting it a long time ago with my previous ISP, but i
> changed ISP's, and i can't remember where i set it.

You add new gateways with the 'route' command. I forget the exact syntax.. You
also can add a default gateway very simply by putting its name in the file
/etc/mygate.

> the address keeps showing up when i connect:
>      ppp0 <-> /dev/tty00
>      local ip address: x.x.x.x
>      remote ip address: x.x.x.x

> i'd like to know how i can reset the remote ip address.

Erm... You can reset the remote IP address by getting a new service provider
or hassling them to change the IP address of their ppp serving machine. But
why would you want to?
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