you can get around the DNS by using the IP address of there pop and smtp servers.
___________________________________________ Robert MacLean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Schwebel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 5:13 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] DSL and 8.1, the saga continues > Dave, > > Thanks for the clarification on my questions. > Earthlink/Mindspring has 3 nameservers for their > Mindspring customers (of which I am one). They are: > 207.69.188.185 > 207.69.188.186 > 207.69.188.187 > > I use the first two in my resolv.conf files and in the > rp-pppoe setup. I can ping these numbers. Also, I > can't seem to connect with their email servers, > pop.mindspring.com and smtp.mindspring.com, so I'm not > sure this is strictly a DNS problem, unless DNS is > also required to resolve these names. Hmm, now that I > think about it, I guess DNS must be involved. > > Is there a simple 'enable DNS' checkbox that I've > missed? > > Now, I used to have a SuSE distribution (7.1), but I > switched to Mandrake because of what appeared to be a > more user friendly wrapper around the OS. I was able > to connect with SuSE on the box, and I can connect > under Win, so I'm not having a hardware issue. > > Thanks for the help, > -Paul > > --- Dave Sherman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > . > . > . > > > But, I CAN ping various web sites using their IP > > > addresses. > > > > If you can ing using an IP address but not using a > > domain name, then the > > problem almost certainly is in the domain > > resolution. > > > > > Now, an ifconfig brings up the following info: > . > . > . > > > lo Link encap:Local Loopback > > > inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 > . > . > . > > > I'm wondering if that 'lo' entry is the problem. > > > > LO is needed, even if you are not connected to a > > network. The reason is > > that Linux runs lots of network-aware apps > > (including X Windows), and they > > need some sort of network to run properly. The local > > loopback provides > > this, in lieu of a "real" network. But even if you > > have a real network > > connection, you still need the local loopback. > > > > > Also, in the HOW-TO-CONNECT doc for rp-pppoe they > > say > > > "DO NOT configure the card to come up at boot > > time." > > > How do I do this? > > > > Go into Control Center, open the Services, and > > disable Networking on boot. > > > > > AND here's another possible cause of my problem. > > Is > > > httpd supposed to be running? When I do a 'ps -A' > > > while rp-pppoe is connected I get this: > > > > > Now, httpd is nowhere to be found. Should it be > > there? > > > > httpd is the Apache web server daemon. You do not > > need it for your PC to > > be connected to the Internet. > > > > > Sorry for the length of the post, but I wanted to > > be > > > as detailed as a newbie can be about my suspicions > > and > > > my questions. > > > > No problem. Like I said above, the problem is almost > > certainly with your > > domain resolution. Either your PC is unable to reach > > the DNS servers you > > specified, or else the DNS servers are not > > responding. What are the IP > > addresses of Mindspring's DNS servers? > > > > Dave > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. > http://personals.yahoo.com > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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