On Sun, 8 Feb 1998, Wyatt Bertel wrote:

> I'm trying to get ppp up and running on my IIsi.  The modem
> negotiates successfully and connects, but none of my applications
> (telnet, ftp) recognize the connection.  Now when pppd connects I get
> a message at the console:
> 
> pppd[763]: Couldn't add default route: File exists
> 
> What does this mean, and what is this "File" (that needs a good
> spanking)?  I'm assuming this has to do with the "defaultroute" option
> I have included in /etc/ppp/options.

It's not a "File" problem. It's just that the error code saying the route
exists is typically used for "File exists", so the error message says
"File".

Make sure you don't have an /etc/mygate, which will be used to define a
default gateway. If you're using ppp and want it to be the default
gateway, loose this file.

Take care,

Bill