David Freeman david_freeman@rocketmail.com writes:

when I type route it displays the headings of the route table and then stops.

Use "route -n" to avoid doing DNS lookups?

where can I find displayed the settings for DNS and default Gateway?

route tells you gateway settings and DNS names are in /etc/resolv.conf

I use peanut Linux.

I think that's based on an old Slackware?

Should... I intend to set up my own internal network and run ppp on demand with a firewall etc... but as yet can't get ppp working. so at the moment the network card isn't even connected to any cables.

So you almost certainly don't want a gateway on that network just yet. Can anyone who has done this recommend a good tutorial, as I don't fancy writing one ;-)