Re: Getting optus ADSL working on Ubuntu

John B wrote:
Robert Hull wrote:
<...>
You don't want a "gateway device" you want a gateway address - i.e. the
IP number that will be used to route all traffic that does not have a
specific route assigned to it.

Agreed :)

Having said that, wouldnt setting eth0, (which has a valid ip) as the default gateway device accomplish the same?

How can I set a gateway address to my 58.xxx address?

Since you mention eth0, it looks like your dad **might* have a router.
If that is the case, then it is the router that should be set up with
the IP address from your provider. You should then have the router
allocate an IP address for your PC in the private range (usually
192.168.x.x). The lan-side IP of your router (often 192.168.0.1) then
becomes your default gateway.
Still we cannot ping google.com.au either by ip or by name.

Can you ping the ADSL device?

Not sure what the ip is for it.
Will try and get more info when I get home.


Im still not sure of the ip of the modem.
Its not 58.xxx.
The ip of eth0 was 58.xxx which when I did a whois on it returned optusnet which is correct as that is the provider.
I tried manually adding a default gateway using

route add default gateway 58.xxx

No luck :(

Thanks

JB
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