In Debian, how can I route rtorrent to a certain network interface, say ppp0?

Posted by Timo on Super User See other posts from Super User or by Timo
Published on 2010-04-11T19:10:15Z Indexed on 2010/04/12 6:13 UTC
Read the original article Hit count: 420

Filed under:

debian

|

ppp

|

routing

|

vpn

|

bittorrent

I have purchased a PPTP account from StrongVPN and configured the setup by these (http://pptpclient.sourceforge.net/howto-debian.phtml#configure_by_hand) instructions and now I want to have rtorrent do its communication to the Internet through this VPN tunnel.

So I have a ppp0 interface, which has the VPN tunnel. What is the next step? I guess it has something to do with the routing tables?

I am new to routing, so please be elementary and precise so that I understand!

Thank you!

© Super User or respective owner

Related posts about debian

Trying to update debian not working

as seen on Super User - Search for 'Super User'
As root i type this command apt-get update and get these error messages. > Err http://security.debian.org lenny/updates Release.gpg Could not resolve 'security.debian.org' Err http://security.debian.org lenny/updates/main… >>> More
Trouble with dns and debian update

as seen on Server Fault - Search for 'Server Fault'
I tried to update my debian dreamplug server with the command running as root apt-get update and recieved these errors. Err http://security.debian.org lenny/updates Release.gpg Could not resolve 'security.debian… >>> More
Errors when installing Open Office

as seen on Ask Ubuntu - Search for 'Ask Ubuntu'
I followed the first set of instructions on this page to install Open Office: How to install Open Office? However, the last step which says to change the CHMOD of a folder, I got an error saying that the directory does not exist. Open Office now appears in my Ubuntu start menu, but clicking… >>> More
Installing PHP4 on a Debian (lenny) 7 32bit box

as seen on Server Fault - Search for 'Server Fault'
I am trying to install PHP4 on a Debian 7 32bit box but I ran into the following root@php4:~# apt-get update Get:1 http://snapshot.debian.org lenny Release.gpg [189 B] Hit http://snapshot.debian.org lenny Release Ign http://snapshot.debian.org lenny Release Hit http://snapshot.debian.org lenny/main… >>> More
Debian keyring error: "No keyring installed"

as seen on Server Fault - Search for 'Server Fault'
I have a Debian Squeeze EC2 AMI. On booting up an instance with it and trying to install packages with apt-get I get errors saying there is no keyring installed. Here is the error with apt-get update: root@ip:~# apt-get update Get:1 http://ftp.us.debian.org squeeze Release.gpg [1672 B] Ign http://ftp… >>> More

Related posts about ppp

problem with network-manager-pptp

as seen on Ask Ubuntu - Search for 'Ask Ubuntu'
I've a problema with the VPA CAble connection of my university... on the website of the university there's a .sh file that set all the variables of the connection in ETC/PPP/PEERS and another .sh file that call the connection...I'm on ubuntu 11.10 and when I run the setup.sh I have this error: impossible… >>> More
Get server IP of PPP VPN in Windows using VBScript or CMD

as seen on Stack Overflow - Search for 'Stack Overflow'
Hi all, Is it possible to use VBScript or commandline to grab the server IP of a PPP VPN under Windows? Note this is not VPN dialup server IP. >>> More
PPP connection with RAS dialer in C++

as seen on Stack Overflow - Search for 'Stack Overflow'
I have a windows mobile application that is using Windows CE 5.0. I have been informed by the people supplying the hardware for the unit that I need to create a socket, which I have done successfully, and then dial out to the internet with a PPP connection with a RAS dialer connection. Our old code… >>> More
Windows 7 client can't connect to CentOS PPTP VPN

as seen on Super User - Search for 'Super User'
Have a Macintosh (10.8.2) that connects just fine to a CentOS 6.0 virtual private server (OpenVZ, with PPP added by the host) via PPTP. A Windows 7 Home Premium client (virtualized in Sun's Virtual Box), on the same computer, using the same Ethernet connection, cannot connect to the Linux VPN server… >>> More
Cannot determine ethernet address for proxy ARP on PPTP

as seen on Server Fault - Search for 'Server Fault'
I installed pptp server on a centos 6 64bit server PPTP Server ip : 55.66.77.10 PPTP Local ip : 10.0.0.1 Client1 IP : 10.0.0.60 centos 5 64bit Client2 IP : 10.0.0.61 centos5 64bit PPTP Server can ping Client1 And client 1 can ping PPTP Server PPTP Server can ping Client2 And client 2 can ping… >>> More