Re: Use PPP without deleting default route to internet?

Hi Robin,

> We now need to connect to our bank periodically throughout the day over a
> PPP dialup line to transfer files via FTP.  The RAS server at the bank has
> an IP address of 205.243.79.225 and when the AS/400 connects to it, it (our
> AS/400) is assigned an IP address in the same subnet, for example
> 205.243.79.228.  We connect up fine, however I cannot ping the RAS server,
> nor can I connect to the FTP server on the bank’s network.

What is the netmask?  (Remember that netmask is every bit as important to
routing as the IP address is.)  What is the IP address of the FTP server?

Keep in mind that PPP is a point-to-point connection.  It does not give
you access to a LAN like a network card does, it only gives you access to
one computer, the gateway on the opposite side of the link.

If you don't set your default route to point to that gateway, then you
need routes for each subnet that you want to access which point to that
gateway.

Have you tried adding a route for subnet, instead of replacing the default
route?  If the FTP server is in a different subnet, you may need to add a
route for that subnet as well.