On Saturday 25 November 2000 11:40 am, Brian P. Trotter wrote:
> Bascule,
> I use Earthlink as my ISP, and Earthlink provides automatic DNS for
> the dialup connection. I have never configured DNS on either the
> Mandrake or the 98 PC's. Is there a way I can find out what DNS
> servers the Mandrake PC is using, so that I can plug those servers
> into the 98 PC?
You're in the small % of MickeySoft (AoL/NS) ISP's where the normal
"edit your /etc/ <insert linux conf file here>" DNS advice you almost
_always_ hear on this list..... _*is BAD WRONG advice*_.
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Assuming you're using Kppp to connect, enter the DNS numbers ELink
gave you for your local access number (they vary depending on which #
you connect with, and it's important that you enter primary, then
secondary). Linux (Kppp) will then correctly auto configure (see 'man
resolver') /etc/options and resolve.conf (the DNS entered here will be
diferent than the DNS they give you, it's auto resolved by linux/Kppp
on connect). Don't forget that you need to preface your user name with
'EL/' (w/o the 's), and that you need to tell Kppp that this (BullSH+!)
ISP uses CHAP. (..at least it hasn't sunk to M$CHAP ;) EL uses
Nutscrape/Enterprise, which is owned by AoL, which answers to billy's
$$'s. Forget EL's support, it's wrong much more often than right.
'course, if you're like me, it was 'bout the only local dialup I had
available ;) Like most Win stuff, they make it easy for winblows, hard
for any other OS. I sort'a think it might be billy's doin, JMNSHO ;)
If you have a 'honest' ISP availble by local number, you might wanna go
with them instead.
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Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay
