At 2004-11-12T14:54:47+1300, Volker Kuhlmann wrote:
> Is that a new feature that pppd can modify /etc/resolv.conf?
It was introduced in pppd 2.3.9, which is circa August 1999.
> On SuSE this is handled by the ifup scripts, which first back up the
> existing resolv.conf and then write a new one according to the
> settings obtained from the ISP, with comments a la "this is
> auto-created, do not edit; backup is in ...". The old resolv.conf is
> restored by the ifdown script.
That method allows more flexibility. I suspect 'usepeerdns' was added
to allow very simple pppd configurations with minimal script
dependencies to be possible.
Cheers,
-mjg
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