On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 10:52 AM, Raj Mathur raju@linux-delhi.org wrote:
On Wednesday 06 May 2009, george@annamsoft.com wrote:
My objective is not to make the existing BSNL line go down at the same time want to configure for the AIRTEL line and once the AIRTEL line has been configured sucessfully, i can remove the BSNL line. Can this be done, if yes pl. tell me how.
Yes it can. The simplest method would be to copy your BSNL configuration in /etc/ppp/peers/ to a new file (say, Airtel) then manually edit it and change the parameters to match the Airtel connection. There may be GUI methods of doing this too, but being a command-line type of person this was what I found most convenient.
BTW, all DSL modems supplied in India tend to have the same default IP address (192.168.1.1). If you have two on the same network you will need to change the IP address of one of them.
As for GUI, you can just use 'Auto eth0' of NetworkManager. I mean considering the modems can connect to ISP, the dhcp thing from dsl/adsl modem can be easily handled by NetworkManager. Swap the modem, connect the lan cable to computer and it'll be automatically connected to internet by NetworkManager.
cheers
Arindam