On Sat, 25 Nov 2000 19:54:06 +0100, Peter O. Fedichev said: > > Hello, > > I have installed Debian linux both on my laptop and the desktop. I am > using the both of the computers to login to my university Computer > Center which serves as an isp for its employees. I am using one and the > same external modem and have the following problem: > > I am using wvdial and if I use it on my laptop without the pcmcia > network card inserted I have Internet working fine. > > In the same time if the network card is inside or I am using my desktop, > > pppd starts up but the dns server does not work. If I use plain IP > addresses, then the connection (ftp, telnet etc) works fine.
Do you have numeric IP addresses for your DNS servers in /etc/resolv.conf ? If they are textual, it won't work. -- Andrew
