On Sun, 1 Dec 1996, Allan 'Norm' Crain wrote:

> 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?
> ____________________________________________________________________________
> Allan "Norm" Crain |  allanc@idea-inc.com  | http://web.idea-inc.com/~allanc
> "We'll have fun fun fun 'till my daddy takes the T1 away" --nby@idea-inc.com
> 
> 
I think that he said he changed his provider, so he would need to change 
the IP address from the old provider to the new one.   -Jonathan