Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 11 - ADMINISTRATION GUIDE 17-03-2009 Administration Manual page 255

device). To omit any of these values, use the minus sign -. To enter a default
gateway into the table, use default in the Destination field.
NOTE
If more default routes are used, it is possible to specify the metric option
to determine which route has a higher priority. To specify the metric
option, enter - metric number in Options. The route with the highest
metric is used as default. If the network device is disconnected, its route
will be removed and the next one will be used. However, the current
kernel does not use metric in static routing, only routing daemons like
multipathd do.
4 If the system is a router, enable the IP Forwarding option in the Network Settings.
5 To activate the configuration, click OK.
19.4.2 Modem
In the YaST Control Center, access the modem configuration under Network Devices
> Modem. If your modem was not automatically detected, go to the Modem Devices
tab and open the dialog for manual configuration by clicking Add. Enter the interface
to which the modem is connected under Modem Device.
TIP: CDMA and GPRS Modems
Configure supported CDMA and GPRS modems with the YaST Modem module
just as you would configure regular modems.
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